English
Staines
Staines comes from Old English stān ‘stones’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂no-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂no-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stain‘stone’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stānas stānas‘stones’
- EnglishtodayStaines
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂no-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stain‘stone’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stānas stānas‘stones’
- EnglishtodayStaines
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *stainaz ‘stone’
through Proto-West Germanic *stain ‘stone’
through Old English stān ‘stones’
Today it means
name A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂no- / Staines