Where does “stani” come from?

stani (Middle English) comes from Old English stāniġ, from Proto-Germanic stainagaz, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stani (Middle English): Alternative form of stony

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stony

Ancestry of “stani”, step by step

stani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stāniġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstāniġstony, rocky
2Proto-Germanicstainagazstony, rocky
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old English stǣniġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstǣniġstony, rocky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →