Where does “stên” come from?

stên (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.

stên (Middle Low German): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “stên”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stên”

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