Where does “steinn” come from?

steinn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

steinn (Icelandic): stone, rock; stone, pit, pip; a calculus, a stone

Definitions

  1. stone, rock; stone, pit, pip; a calculus, a stone

Ancestry of “steinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
2Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “steinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →