Where does “ŝtoneco” come from?
ŝtoneco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝtona, from Esperanto ŝtono, from English Stone, from Middle English ston, from Old English stān, from Old Norse Veggr, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
ŝtoneco (Esperanto): stoniness
Definitions
- stoniness
Ancestry of “ŝtoneco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtona | stony, made of stones; metalled |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝtono | stone |
| 3 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 4 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 5 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 6 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |