Where does “stēn” come from?
stēn (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “stēn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “stēn”