Where does “stene” come from?
stene (Middle English) comes from Old English stǣna, from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā, from Proto-Germanic stainijǭ.
stene (Middle English): waterpot
Ancestry of “stene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | stǣna | stone jug, a pot of stone or earth; stone jug, a... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stainijā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stainijǭ | — |
Words derived from “stene”