Where does “stêen” come from?

stêen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stêen (Middle Dutch): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “stêen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stêen”

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