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Where does “steina” come from?

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

steina (Old Norse): to stain, colour, paint

Definitions

  1. to stain, colour, paint

Ancestry of “steina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSteinn—
2Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “steina”

  • stain
  • stainless
  • bloodstain
  • counterstain
  • stainable
  • stainer
  • immunostain
  • stainlessness
  • stainability
  • stainlessly
  • staineth
  • inkstain
  • restain
  • overstain
  • unstainable
  • stainproof
  • tearstain
  • autostainer
  • stainest
  • costain
  • immunostainer
  • immunostainable
  • coimmunostain
  • pukestain
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