Where does “Stenhouse” come from?

Stenhouse is a compound of Middle English stone and -en (a suffix forming adjectives), derived from Proto-Germanic hūsą, which traces to Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning to stand or be placed.

Ancestry of “Stenhouse”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Stone	—
2	Middle English	ston	Alternative form of stone
3	Old English	stān	stone, rock
4	Old Norse	Veggr	—
5	Proto-Germanic	wajjuz	wall
6	Proto-Indo-European	wh̥₁yús	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	weh₁y-	to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “Stenhouse”

Stenhousian

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