Where does “stain” come from?

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

stain (Proto-West Germanic): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “stain”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stain”

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