Where does “steenoolt” come from?

steenoolt (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.

steenoolt (Plautdietsch): old as the hills

Definitions

  1. old as the hills

Ancestry of “steenoolt”, step by step

steenoolt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSteenstone, rock
2Middle Low Germanstênstone
3Old Saxonstēnstone, rock
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Plautdietsch oolt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschooltold, aged, elderly
2Middle Low GermanoldAlternative spelling of ôlt
3Middle Low Germanôltold
4Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →