ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

FWOTD – 29 May 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Noun

ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaz) m

stone
- 5th century, Hogganvik runestone:
  ᚲᛖᛚᛒᚨᚦᛖᚹᚨᛊ ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ
  kelbaþewas stainaz
  Skelbathewaz's stone

Descendants

Old Norse: steinn
- Icelandic: steinn
- Faroese: steinur
- Norn: stenn, sten
- Norwegian:
  Norwegian Bokmål: stein, sten
  Norwegian Nynorsk: stein
- Old Swedish: stēn
  - Swedish: sten
- Old Danish: stēn
  - Danish: sten
- Westrobothnian: stein
- Elfdalian: stien
- Gutnish: stain
- Scanian: stén
- → Middle English: steinen, steynen
  - English: stain

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