Where does “eorcnanstān” come from?

eorcnanstān (Old English) comes from Old English stān, from Old Norse Veggr, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

eorcnanstān (Old English): precious stone, pearl

Definitions

  1. precious stone, pearl

Ancestry of “eorcnanstān”, step by step

eorcnanstān traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstānstone, rock
2Old NorseVeggrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Old English eorcnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheorcnanprecious, noble, true
2Proto-Germanicerknazpure, holy, genuine, precious

Words derived from “eorcnanstān”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús →Every word from Proto-Germanic wajjuz →