English
Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford comes from Old English stānig ‘stony’, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz ‘stone’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂-‘to stiffen’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainagaz‘stony’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stainagreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stānig‘stony’
- EnglishtodayStony Stratford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂-‘to stiffen’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainagaz‘stony’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stainagreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stānig‘stony’
- EnglishtodayStony Stratford
The story
Recorded as Stani Stratford in 1202; from Old English stānig (‘stony’)
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *stainaz ‘stone’
Today it means
name A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7940).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- / Stony Stratford