Where does “stēnich” come from?

stēnich (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic stainagaz, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stēnich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstainagazstony, rocky
2Proto-Germanicstainazstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stēnich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →
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