Where does “stæna” come from?

stæna (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā, from Proto-Germanic stainijǭ — a stonen vessel.

stæna (Old English): a stean stone or earthen vessel, jar, pot

Definitions

  1. a stean stone or earthen vessel, jar, pot

Ancestry of “stæna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stainijāstonen vessel
2Proto-Germanicstainijǭa stonen vessel
Every word from Proto-Germanic stainijǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stainijā →