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

stenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon stenan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstenan—
2Proto-Germanicstenanąto sigh, to groan
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tona-—

via Old Saxon stennian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstennian—
2Proto-Germanicstanjaną—

Words derived from “stenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stenaną →Every word from Old Saxon stenan →