English
stein
Stein comes from German Stein ‘stone’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂-‘to stiffen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stóyh₂nosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stain‘stone’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050stein‘stone’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘stone’
- Germanc. 1650–presentStein‘stone’
- Englishearliest quotation 1908stein
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyh₂-‘to stiffen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stóyh₂nosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stainaz‘stone’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stain‘stone’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050stein‘stone’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘stone’
- Germanc. 1650–presentStein‘stone’
- Englishearliest quotation 1908stein
Earliest quotation: 1908, William Blair Morton Ferguson, Zollenstein: “So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *stainaz ‘stone’
through Proto-West Germanic *stain ‘stone’
Today it means
noun A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- / stein