Etymograph

English

Stonehaven

By surface analysis, stone + haven.

Equivalent to stone + haven

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Old English hæfen

Middle English haven

English haven

Today it means

name A coastal town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. It was the county town of Kincardineshire until 1975 (OS grid ref NO8786).

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

Etymograph / Stonehaven