Where does “steyned” come from?

steyned (Middle English) comes from Middle English steinen, from Old Norse steina, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “steyned”, step by step

steyned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English steinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsteinento stain
2Old Norsesteinato stain, colour, paint
3Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
4Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Middle English steynen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsteynento stain, colour, paint

Words derived from “steyned”

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