Where does “whetstone” come from?
Whetstone comes from Middle English whestone, from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic hwattjastain and stain, ultimately from Proto-Germanic stainaz and Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.
whetstone (English): A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of...
Definitions
- A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of...
Ancestry of “whetstone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Stone | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
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