Where does “Stonewall” come from?
Stonewall is a compound of English stone and wall, where stone derives from Old English stān, itself from Latin vallum meaning rampart or fortification.
Stonewall (English): Alternative letter-case form of stonewall
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of stonewall
Ancestry of “Stonewall”, step by step
Stonewall traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via English Wall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wall | The Berlin Wall |
| 2 | Middle English | wall | Alternative form of wale |
| 3 | Old English | weall | wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |
via Middle English stone wall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stone wall | — |
| 2 | Old English | stānweall | stonewall |