whestone
Middle English
/ˈʍɛstɔːn/
noun
Definitions
- whetstone stone for sharpening. Other purposes include:
- A stone suitable for use as a whetstone.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hwetstān inherited from *hwattjastain (whetstone) affix from Middle English whetten + Middle English stone.
Origin
Middle English
stone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stone English
- whet English
- whetstone English
- hwetstan Old English
- hwetstān Old English
- hwettan Old English
- stān Old English
- brymston Middle English
- capston Middle English
- flynt ston Middle English
- gravestone Middle English
- gunstone Middle English
- mylnston Middle English
- slykstone Middle English
- stenen Middle English
- stone Middle English
- stonen Middle English
- stoonen Middle English
- whetten Middle English
- whettynge Middle English
- wezzistein Old High German
- *hwattjastain gmw-pro
- whatstane Scots
- wetston Tok Pisin