Where does “senkilstein” come from?

senkilstein (Old High German) comes from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

senkilstein (Old High German): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “senkilstein”, step by step

senkilstein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansteinstone
2Proto-West Germanicstainstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old High German senkil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansenkilanchor
2Old High Germansinkanto sink
3Proto-West Germanicsinkwanto sink
4Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →