Where does “stenan” come from?
stenan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic stenaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona-.
Ancestry of “stenan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stenaną | to sigh, to groan |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tona- | — |
Words derived from “stenan”