Where does “Stendale” come from?

Stendale (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “Stendale”, step by step

Stendale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon stēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstēnstone, rock
2Proto-West Germanicstainstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old Saxon dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondalvalley
2Proto-West Germanic*dalvalley, dale
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →