Where does “stenen” come from?
stenen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon stenan, from Proto-Germanic stenaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona-.
Ancestry of “stenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | stenan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stenaną | to sigh, to groan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tona- | — |
Words derived from “stenen”