Where does “stēnin” come from?

stēnin (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic stainīnaz, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stēnin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstainīnazstonen, made of stone
2Proto-Germanicstainazstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stēnin

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