Etymograph

English

Stanbury

Stanbury comes from Old English stān ‘stone’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂no-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂no-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stain‘stone’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150stān‘stone’
  5. EnglishtodayStanbury

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂no-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stain‘stone’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150stān‘stone’
  5. EnglishtodayStanbury

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *stainaz ‘stone’

stain, stony, 4 more

through Proto-West Germanic *stain ‘stone’

stein, 2 more

through Old English stān ‘stone’

stone, 2 more

Today it means

name A small village in Haworth and Stanbury parish, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0037).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂no- / Stanbury

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