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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-