Where does “steven” come from?

steven (Scots) comes from Middle English stewin, from Old English stefn, from Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

steven (Scots): voice; a loud outcry

Definitions

  1. voice; a loud outcry

Ancestry of “steven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstewin—
2Old Englishstefnvoice; Alternative form of stemn
3Proto-West Germanic*stamni—
4Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stamniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stamni →
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