Where does “stening” come from?

stening (Swedish) comes from Danish stene, from Danish Sten, from Swedish Sten, from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- — to stand.

stening (Swedish): lapidation

Definitions

  1. lapidation

Ancestry of “stening”, step by step

stening traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsteneto stone; to kill by throwing stones
2DanishStenstone
3SwedishStena stone; a rock
4Old Swedishstenstone
5Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
6Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
7Proto-Germanicstainazstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Swedish stena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstenato stone; to kill by throwing stones

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz