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English word origin

Etymology of styen

From Northern Middle English stan, stane, from Old English stān, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognate with German Stein, Swedish sten, Dutch steen.

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noun

stone

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From Northern Middle English stan, stane, from Old English stān, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Cognate with German Stein, Swedish sten, Dutch steen.

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