Where does “stēn” come from?

stēn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stēn, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstēn—
2Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Old High German stēn →