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Where does “medestan” come from?

medestan (Old English) comes from Old English mægdan stane — the maidens' stone, the people's stone.

Ancestry of “medestan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmægdan stanethe maidens' stone, the people's stone

Words derived from “medestan”

  • Maidstone
  • Maidstonian
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