steinn
Old Norse
/ˈstɛinː/
noun
Definitions
- a stone, boulder, rock
- a precious stone
- (medicine) a calculus, gravel
- mineral blee, colour, paint
- a stone building, cloister, cell (especially of an anchoret)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ 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
- Maidstone English
- Stanford English
- Stanhope English
- Stanley English
- Stansfield English
- Stanstead English
- Winston English
- stanmarch English
- Torsti Finnish
- Stein German
- *kenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *stegh- Proto-Indo-European
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂no- Proto-Indo-European
- anstøtsstein Norwegian Bokmål
- anstøtssten Norwegian Bokmål
- belegningsstein Norwegian Bokmål
- byggestein Norwegian Bokmål
- bygningsstein Norwegian Bokmål
- edelstein Norwegian Bokmål
- edelsten Norwegian Bokmål
- gallestein Norwegian Bokmål
- gravstein Norwegian Bokmål
- grunnstein Norwegian Bokmål
- hjørnestein Norwegian Bokmål
- kalkstein Norwegian Bokmål
- kampestein Norwegian Bokmål
- murstein Norwegian Bokmål
- møllestein Norwegian Bokmål
- nyrestein Norwegian Bokmål
- siltstein Norwegian Bokmål
- smykkestein Norwegian Bokmål
- småstein Norwegian Bokmål
- stein Norwegian Bokmål
- steinalder Norwegian Bokmål
- steinarbeid Norwegian Bokmål
- steinbit Norwegian Bokmål
- steinblokk Norwegian Bokmål
- steinbrott Norwegian Bokmål
- steinbrudd Norwegian Bokmål
- steindød Norwegian Bokmål
- steingjerde Norwegian Bokmål
- steingrunn Norwegian Bokmål
- steinkast Norwegian Bokmål
- steinkobbe Norwegian Bokmål
- steinmur Norwegian Bokmål
- steinras Norwegian Bokmål
- steinsirkel Norwegian Bokmål
- steinvegg Norwegian Bokmål
- sten Norwegian Bokmål
- stenalder Norwegian Bokmål
- stendød Norwegian Bokmål
- takstein Norwegian Bokmål
- *stainaz Proto-Germanic
- Torsten Swedish
- sten Swedish
- augestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- augnestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- byggestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- bygningsstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- edelstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- gallestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- gravstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- grunnstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- hjørnestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- kalkstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- kampestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- murstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- møllestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- nyrestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- siltstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- smykkestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- småstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- stabbestein Norwegian Nynorsk
- stein Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinalder Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinarbeid Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinbit Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinblokk Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinbrot Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinbrott Norwegian Nynorsk
- steindød Norwegian Nynorsk
- steingjerde Norwegian Nynorsk
- steingrunn Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinkast Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinkobbe Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinmur Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinras Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinsirkel Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinsopp Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinsprang Norwegian Nynorsk
- steinvegg Norwegian Nynorsk
- takstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- teglstein Norwegian Nynorsk
- Acca Old English
- Dunstan Old English
- Wulfstan Old English
- beacenstan Old English
- clifstan Old English
- eorcnanstan Old English
- gimstan Old English
- hwetstan Old English
- marmstan Old English
- stan Old English
- stanfah Old English
- stanig Old English
- staniht Old English
- stanrocc Old English
- stænen Old English
- stān Old English
- stan Middle English
- stane Middle English
- stone Middle English
- auga Old Norse
- augasteinn Old Norse
- grár Old Norse
- grásteinn Old Norse
- kvern Old Norse
- kvernsteinn Old Norse
- steði Old Norse
- steðjasteinn Old Norse
- Þorsteinn Old Norse
- Þórr Old Norse
- Torsten Danish
- gravsten Danish
- kalksten Danish
- kantsten Danish
- mursten Danish
- sandsten Danish
- sten Danish
- ædelsten Danish
- *stěna Proto-Slavic
- Guðsteinn Icelandic
- eðalsteinn Icelandic
- geimsteinn Icelandic
- kalksteinn Icelandic
- roðasteinn Icelandic
- steinbrjótur Icelandic
- steinefni Icelandic
- steinn Icelandic
- steinselja Icelandic
- steinsteypa Icelandic
- steinöld Icelandic
- Þorsteinn Icelandic
- stein Old High German
- Torstein Faroese
- brennisteinur Faroese
- dropasteinur Faroese
- eygnasteinur Faroese
- gallsteinur Faroese
- nýrasteinur Faroese
- rúnasteinur Faroese
- steinafrøði Faroese
- steinbítur Faroese
- steinur Faroese
- tannsteinur Faroese
- stein Middle High German
- Steen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- שטיין Yiddish
- *stain gmw-pro
- stēn Old Dutch
- stên Middle Low German
- stēn Old Saxon
- Steei Alemannic German
- sten Old Swedish
- stain Westrobothnian
- stainlägg Westrobothnian
- stien Western Frisian
- stēn Old Frisian
- Steen Saterland Frisian
- Torstein Norwegian
- Schtee Pennsylvania German
- Steen Central Franconian
- stian North Frisian
- stien Elfdalian
- *stainawarijaʀ Proto-Norse
- gmq-pro, ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- stain Gutnish