Where does “Steengoaden” come from?
Steengoaden (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Steen, from Middle Low German stên, from Old Saxon stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Steengoaden (Plautdietsch): rock garden, rockery
Definitions
- rock garden, rockery
Ancestry of “Steengoaden”, step by step
Steengoaden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Steen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Steen | stone, rock |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stên | stone |
| 3 | Old Saxon | stēn | stone, rock |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Plautdietsch Goaden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Goaden | garden |
| 2 | Middle Low German | garde | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | gardo | Alternative form of gard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gardō | hedge, fence |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gardô | hedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |