The story
- Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stainaz
- Old English · inherited fromstān
- Northern Middle English · inherited fromstan
- English todaystyen
From Northern Middle English stan, stane, from Old English stān, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognate with German Stein, Swedish sten, Dutch steen.
Words from the same roots
Northern Middle Englishstan all →
stanestean
Old Englishstān all →
stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStonehamStansfieldStatonStowellStanmoreStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStanwixStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStoford
Proto-Germanic*stainaz all →
stonestain
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.