Where does “stenan” come from?

stenan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic stenaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona-.

Ancestry of “stenan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stenan”

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