Proto-Indo-European
*steyh₂-
‘to stiffen’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.
7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-, most familiar first.
- stone ← ston ← stān ← *stain ← *stainaz
- stain ← steinen ← steina ← ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ ← *stainaz
- stein ← *stain ← *stainaz ← *stóyh₂nos
- stony ← stāniġ ← *stainag ← *stainagaz ← *stainaz
- stean ← stene ← stǣna ← *stainijā ← *stainijǭ
- stonen ← stǣnen ← *stainīn ← *stainīnaz ← *stainaz
- styen ← stan ← stān ← *stain ← *stainaz
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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-