Where does “sten do” come from?
sten do (English) comes from English hen do, from English hen, from Middle English hen, from Old English henn, from Proto-West Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.
sten do (English): A party where the bride and groom decide to celebrate their final night of being single together
Definitions
- A party where the bride and groom decide to celebrate their final night of being single together
Ancestry of “sten do”, step by step
sten do traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hen do
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hen do | A hen party |
| 2 | English | hen | A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs |
| 3 | Middle English | hen | hen, chicken; female bird |
| 4 | Old English | henn | hen |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hannju | hen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hanjō | hen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂n- | to sing |
via English stag do
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stag do | A stag party |
| 2 | English | stag party | A bachelor party; a party held for a man who is... |