Where does “steenloper” come from?

steenloper (Dutch) comes from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

steenloper (Dutch): ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Definitions

  1. ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Ancestry of “steenloper”, step by step

steenloper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch loper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloperrunner; somebody who walks; a carpet
2Middle Dutchlopererunner, messenger, walker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →
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