Where does “stefn” come from?

stefn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stefn (Old English): voice; Alternative form of stemn

Definitions

  1. voice; Alternative form of stemn

Ancestry of “stefn”, step by step

stefn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *stamni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stamni—
2Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Proto-Germanic stabnijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstabnijaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stefn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stamniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stamni →
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