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

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