Where does “sten” come from?
sten (Old Swedish) 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.
sten (Old Swedish): stone
Ancestry of “sten”, step by step
Words derived from “sten”