stone
Middle English
/stɑːn/, /stɔːn/
noun
Definitions
- A stone, boulder, or pebble:
- A solid mass resembling stone, especially:
- Stone as a material especially in construction
- A stone structure or monument, especially a tomb or tombstone.
- A stone unit of mass
Etymology
Inherited from Old English stān (stone) inherited from *stain derived from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (stone).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stainaz
Gloss
stone
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
石
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Stanford English
- Stanley English
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Stonewall English
- Winston English
- Yellowstone English
- Yorkstone English
- adder stone English
- airstone English
- alumstone English
- amazonstone English
- axstone English
- bafflestone English
- bakestone English
- bedstone English
- bilestone English
- bindstone English
- birthstone English
- blockstone English
- bloodstone English
- bluestone English
- bondstone English
- borderstone English
- boulderstone English
- boundstone English
- breakstone English
- brimstone English
- brownstone English
- cairngormstone English
- capstone English
- chalkstone English
- charmstone English
- cherrystone English
- chockstone English
- chuckiestone English
- chuckstone English
- claystone English
- clingstone English
- clinkstone English
- cobblestone English
- cornerstone English
- cornstone English
- crabstone English
- crowstone English
- curbstone English
- datestone English
- destone English
- doorstone English
- dripstone English
- dropstone English
- drystone English
- eaglestone English
- earstone English
- edgestone English
- endstone English
- eyestone English
- fieldstone English
- firestone English
- flagstone English
- flintstone English
- floatstone English
- flowstone English
- footstone English
- forestone English
- formstone English
- framestone English
- freestone English
- gallstone English
- gemstone English
- grainstone English
- grapestone English
- gravestone English
- graystone English
- greenstone English
- greystone English
- grindstone English
- gritstone English
- groundstone English
- guidestone English
- gunstone English
- hailstone English
- hammerstone English
- handstone English
- hardstone English
- headstone English
- hearthstone English
- holystone English
- honestone English
- honeystone English
- hornstone English
- icestone English
- inkstone English
- ironstone English
- jackstone English
- jewstone English
- kerbstone English
- keystone English
- knockstone English
- lapstone English
- limestone English
- lovestone English
- madstone English
- malmstone English
- marlstone English
- merestone English
- milestone English
- milkstone English
- millstone English
- moonstone English
- moorstone English
- mudstone English
- needlestone English
- oilstone English
- packstone English
- padstone English
- pearlstone English
- peastone English
- pebblestone English
- permastone English
- philosopher's stone English
- pipestone English
- pitchstone English
- potstone English
- puddingstone English
- quernstone English
- ragstone English
- ravenstone English
- restone English
- rhinestone English
- rimstone English
- ringstone English
- roadstone English
- roestone English
- rottenstone English
- roundstone English
- rubblestone English
- rubstone English
- runestone English
- sandstone English
- scoopstone English
- scrubstone English
- scythestone English
- silkstone English
- siltstone English
- slatestone English
- sleekstone English
- slingstone English
- snakestone English
- soapstone English
- sorcerer's stone English
- stanmarch English
- starstone English
- stepstone English
- stinkstone English
- stonable English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stone dead English
- stone knapper English
- stone-hard English
- stone-paste English
- stone-still English
- stonebaked English
- stonebird English
- stoneblower English
- stoneblowing English
- stoneboat English
- stonebow English
- stonebrash English
- stonebreak English
- stonebreaker English
- stonebrood English
- stonebuilt English
- stonecast English
- stonechat English
- stonecraft English
- stonecrop English
- stonecutter English
- stonecutting English
- stoned English
- stonedelf English
- stonedresser English
- stonefaced English
- stonefall English
- stonefish English
- stonefly English
- stoneground English
- stonehard English
- stonehead English
- stonehearted English
- stonelayer English
- stoneless English
- stonelike English
- stonelore English
- stoneman English
- stonemasonry English
- stonemeal English
- stonen English
- stoneness English
- stonepaste English
- stonepit English
- stoneproof English
- stoner English
- stoneroot English
- stonerunner English
- stoneseed English
- stonest English
- stonewall English
- stoneware English
- stonewash English
- stonewashed English
- stoneweed English
- stonework English
- stoneworker English
- stoneworking English
- stonewort English
- stoney English
- stonify English
- stonish English
- stony English
- suckstone English
- sunstone English
- swinestone English
- tablestone English
- throughstone English
- thunderstone English
- tilestone English
- tinstone English
- toadstone English
- tombstone English
- topstone English
- touchstone English
- tripestone English
- turnstone English
- upping stone English
- veinstone English
- wackestone English
- waterstone English
- whetstone English
- whitestone English
- woodstone English
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂no- Proto-Indo-European
- *stainaz Proto-Germanic
- *stainīnaz Proto-Germanic
- ストーン Japanese
- Dunstan Old English
- Wulfstan Old English
- beacenstan Old English
- brynstān Old English
- clifstan Old English
- eorcnanstan Old English
- gimstan Old English
- hwetstan Old English
- hwetstān Old English
- marmstan Old English
- mylenstān Old English
- mylnestān Old English
- stan Old English
- stanfah Old English
- stanig Old English
- staniht Old English
- stanrocc Old English
- stænen Old English
- stān Old English
- stǣnen Old English
- brende Middle English
- brennen Middle English
- brymston Middle English
- cappe Middle English
- capston Middle English
- enm Middle English
- flynt Middle English
- flynt ston Middle English
- grave Middle English
- gravestone Middle English
- gunne Middle English
- gunstone Middle English
- mill Middle English
- mylnston Middle English
- slyke Middle English
- slykstone Middle English
- stan Middle English
- stane Middle English
- stenen Middle English
- stonen Middle English
- stoonen Middle English
- whestone Middle English
- whetten Middle English
- steinn Old Norse
- ŝtono Esperanto
- brwmstan Welsh
- stein Old High German
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *stain gmw-pro
- sten Old Dutch
- stēn Old Dutch
- sten Old Saxon
- stēn Old Saxon
- whatstane Scots
- sten Old Frisian
- stēn Old Frisian
- ston Tok Pisin
- stonim Tok Pisin
- ston Sranan Tongo
- *stainawarijaʀ Proto-Norse
- gmq-pro, ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse