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Where does “steinigen” come from?

steinigen (German) comes from German -igen, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.

steinigen (German): to stone ; to lapidate

Definitions

  1. to stone ; to lapidate

Ancestry of “steinigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-igenA suffix forming verbs from nouns: to become...
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “steinigen”

  • Steinigung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →