Where does “whestone” come from?

whestone (Middle English) comes from Old English hwetstān, from Proto-West Germanic hwattjastain, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

whestone (Middle English): whetstone . Other purposes include; A stone...

Definitions

  1. whetstone . Other purposes include; A stone...

Ancestry of “whestone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwetstānsharpening stone, whetstone
2Proto-West Germanichwattjastainwhetstone
3Proto-West Germanicstainstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “whestone”

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