Where does “stevened” come from?

stevened (English) comes from Middle English stevynyd, from Middle English steyned, from Middle English steinen, from Old Norse steina, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- — to stand.

stevened (English): Party-coloured

Definitions

  1. Party-coloured

Ancestry of “stevened”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstevynyd—
2Middle Englishsteyned—
3Middle Englishsteinento stain
4Old Norsesteinato stain, colour, paint
5Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
6Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
7Proto-Germanicstainazstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →