Where does “Steinn” come from?

Steinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Steinn (Old Norse): a stone, boulder, rock

Definitions

  1. a stone, boulder, rock

Ancestry of “Steinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
2Proto-Germanicstainazstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Steinn”

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