Where does “Steen” come from?

Steen (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German stên, from Old Saxon stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Steen (German Low German): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “Steen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstênstone
2Old Saxonstēnstone, rock
3Proto-West Germanicstainstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →