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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; a precious stone; a...

Definitions

  1. a stone, boulder, rock; a precious stone; a...

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”

  • stain
  • stainless
  • tungsten
  • Dustin
  • bloodstain
  • tungstate
  • tungstic
  • counterstain
  • phosphotungstic
  • stainable
  • stainer
  • immunostain
  • stainlessness
  • stainability
  • stainlessly
  • staineth
  • phosphotungstate
  • inkstain
  • silicotungstic
  • restain
  • paratungstate
  • overstain
  • metatungstate
  • unstainable
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