Where does “stein” come from?

stein (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stein (Middle High German): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “stein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansteinstone
2Proto-West Germanicstainstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stein”

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