Where does “Grafsteen” come from?

Grafsteen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Steen, 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.

Grafsteen (Luxembourgish): gravestone, tombstone

Definitions

  1. gravestone, tombstone

Ancestry of “Grafsteen”, step by step

Grafsteen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSteenstone; stone, pebble
2Old High Germansteinstone
3Proto-West Germanicstainstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Luxembourgish Graf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishGrafgrave
2Old High Germangraf—
3Proto-Germanicgrabągrave
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →