Where does “Sten” come from?
Sten (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “Sten”, step by step
Words derived from “Sten”