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
Ancestry of “stenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | stenan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stenaną | to sigh, to groan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tona- | — |