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Where does “ŝtonego” come from?

ŝtonego (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

ŝtonego (Esperanto): Augmentative of ŝtono; boulder

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of ŝtono; boulder

Ancestry of “ŝtonego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝtonostone
2EnglishStone—
3Middle EnglishstonAlternative form of stone
4Old Englishstānstone, rock
5Old NorseVeggr—
6Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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