stian

noun

Meaning

stone

Etymology / origin

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”).

*steyh₂-(ine-pro)→
*stainaz(gem-pro)→
*stain(gmw-pro)→
stēn(ofs)→
stian (North Frisian)
Relations: der, inh, inh, inh

Related words

stēn(ofs)*stain(gmw-pro)*stainaz(gem-pro)*steyh₂-(ine-pro)

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