Where does “stanwyrhta” come from?

stanwyrhta (Old English) comes from Old English wyrhta, from Proto-West Germanic wurhtijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

stanwyrhta (Old English): mason, stonewright

Definitions

  1. mason, stonewright

Ancestry of “stanwyrhta”, step by step

stanwyrhta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wyrhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwyrhtaa worker; a maker of something
2Proto-West Germanicwurhtijōworker, workman
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

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,...
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jō →