Where does “stenen” come from?

stenen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stenan, from Proto-Germanic stenaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona-.

stenen (Middle Dutch): to sigh, to groan

Definitions

  1. to sigh, to groan

Ancestry of “stenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstenan—
2Proto-Germanicstenanąto sigh, to groan
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tona-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stenaną →Every word from Old Dutch stenan →