Where does “stean” come from?

stean (English) comes from Middle English stene, from Old English stǣna, from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā, from Proto-Germanic stainijǭ — a stonen vessel.

stean (English): A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or...

Definitions

  1. A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or...

Ancestry of “stean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstenewaterpot
2Old Englishstǣnastone jug, a pot of stone or earth; stone jug, a...
3Proto-West Germanic*stainijāstonen vessel
4Proto-Germanicstainijǭa stonen vessel
Every word from Proto-Germanic stainijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā →Every word from Old English stǣna →