Where does “steven” come from?

steven (English) comes from Middle English steven, from Old English stefn, from Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

steven (English): Voice, especially when loud or strong; Request,...

Definitions

  1. Voice, especially when loud or strong; Request,...

Ancestry of “steven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstevenThe voice of a human being; a voice; A vocal...
2Old Englishstefnvoice; Alternative form of stemn
3Proto-West Germanic*stamni—
4Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “steven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →