Where does “sten” come from?

sten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

sten (Norwegian Bokmål): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “sten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesteinna stone, boulder, rock; a precious stone; a...
2Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “sten”

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