Where does “hwattjastain” come from?

hwattjastain (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

hwattjastain (Proto-West Germanic): whetstone

Definitions

  1. whetstone

Ancestry of “hwattjastain”, step by step

hwattjastain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic stain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstainstone
2Proto-Germanicstainazstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Proto-West Germanic hwattjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichwattjanto sharpen, whet
2Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “hwattjastain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →
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