Etymology

stony

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Today it means: As hard as stone. Full definition →

Middle English stony ← Old English stāniġ ← Proto-Germanic *stainagaz
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stony · adjective1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stainagaz“stony”
  2. Old English · inherited fromstāniġ
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstony
  4. English todaystony

From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ (“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stone + -y. Cognate with Scots stany (“stony”), West Frisian stienich (“stony”), Dutch stenig (“stony, metalled”), German steinig (“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig (“stony, rocky, pebbly”).

Stony · proper noun2

Blend of Steve + Tony.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishstony all →

stoney

Old Englishstāniġ all →

Staniford

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