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