Where does “stān” come from?

stān (Old English) comes 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,...

stān (Old English): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “stān”, step by step

stān traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Veggr

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

via Proto-West Germanic stain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstainstone
2Proto-Germanicstainazstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stān”

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