Where does “Steen” come from?

Steen (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Steen (Saterland Frisian): stone; rock

Definitions

  1. stone; rock

Ancestry of “Steen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianstēnstone
2Proto-West Germanicstainstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →
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