Where does “steinīn” come from?

steinīn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic stainīnaz, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “steinīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstainīnazstonen, made of stone
2Proto-Germanicstainazstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “steinīn”

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