English word origin

Etymology of Steen

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines. * As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen. * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of Stephen”), usually Anglicized as McStephen, McStein.

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Borrowed-form mentionSteennl
Derivation mentionvanvls
Borrowed-form mentionSteenda
Borrowed-form mentionSteensv
Borrowed-form mentionSteenno
Doublet mentionStoneen
Doublet mentionSteinen

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Early Afrikaans, elliptically from steendruiven (“stone grapes”), from steen (“stone”) + druiven (“grapes”), plural of druif.

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