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Where does “êtâne” come from?

êtâne (Norman) comes from Old Norse stafn, from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

êtâne (Norman): stem, stempost

Definitions

  1. stem, stempost

Ancestry of “êtâne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestafnstem
2Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →