Stien
Transylvanian Saxon
noun
Definitions
- stone
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German stein inherited from Old High German stein (something hard) inherited from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (stone) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (stiffen, something hard, thicken).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*steyh₂-
Gloss
stiffen, something hard, thicken
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Stein German
- *kenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *stegh- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂no- Proto-Indo-European
- *stainaz Proto-Germanic
- stān Old English
- steinn Old Norse
- *stěna Proto-Slavic
- stein Old High German
- stein Middle High German
- Steen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- שטיין Yiddish
- *stain gmw-pro
- stēn Old Dutch
- Steei Alemannic German
- stēn Old Frisian
- Schtee Pennsylvania German
- Steen Central Franconian
- Stein Central Franconian
- *stainawarijaʀ Proto-Norse
- gmq-pro, ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse