Where does “Stein” come from?

Stein (German) comes from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Stein (German): stone, rock; pit; an old unit of weight

Definitions

  1. stone, rock; pit; an old unit of weight

Ancestry of “Stein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansteinstone
2Proto-West Germanicstainstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Stein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →