sten
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- stone
- (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.
- A small piece of stone.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish sten inherited from Old Norse steinn (stone) inherited from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ inherited from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (stone) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (stiffen, something hard, thicken).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*steyh₂-
Gloss
stiffen, something hard, thicken
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Maidstone English
- Stanhope English
- Stansfield English
- Stanstead English
- Stein English
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Stonewall English
- Yellowstone English
- Yorkstone English
- adder stone English
- airstone English
- alumstone English
- amazonstone English
- axstone English
- bafflestone English
- bakestone English
- bedstone English
- bilestone English
- bindstone English
- birthstone English
- blockstone English
- bloodstone English
- bluestone English
- bondstone English
- borderstone English
- boulderstone English
- boundstone English
- breakstone English
- brimstone English
- brownstone English
- cairngormstone English
- capstone English
- chalkstone English
- charmstone English
- cherrystone English
- chockstone English
- chuckiestone English
- chuckstone English
- claystone English
- clingstone English
- clinkstone English
- cobblestone English
- cornerstone English
- cornstone English
- crabstone English
- crowstone English
- curbstone English
- datestone English
- destone English
- doorstone English
- dripstone English
- dropstone English
- drystone English
- eaglestone English
- earstone English
- edgestone English
- endstone English
- eyestone English
- fieldstone English
- firestone English
- flagstone English
- flintstone English
- floatstone English
- flowstone English
- footstone English
- forestone English
- formstone English
- framestone English
- freestone English
- gallstone English
- gemstone English
- grainstone English
- grapestone English
- gravestone English
- graystone English
- greenstone English
- greystone English
- grindstone English
- gritstone English
- groundstone English
- guidestone English
- gunstone English
- hailstone English
- hammerstone English
- handstone English
- hardstone English
- headstone English
- hearthstone English
- holystone English
- honestone English
- honeystone English
- hornstone English
- icestone English
- inkstone English
- ironstone English
- jackstone English
- jewstone English
- kerbstone English
- keystone English
- knockstone English
- lapstone English
- limestone English
- lovestone English
- madstone English
- malmstone English
- marlstone English
- merestone English
- milestone English
- milkstone English
- millstone English
- moonstone English
- moorstone English
- mudstone English
- needlestone English
- oilstone English
- packstone English
- padstone English
- pearlstone English
- peastone English
- pebblestone English
- permastone English
- philosopher's stone English
- pipestone English
- pitchstone English
- potstone English
- puddingstone English
- quernstone English
- ragstone English
- ravenstone English
- restone English
- rhinestone English
- rimstone English
- ringstone English
- roadstone English
- roestone English
- rottenstone English
- roundstone English
- rubblestone English
- rubstone English
- runestone English
- sandstone English
- scoopstone English
- scrubstone English
- scythestone English
- silkstone English
- siltstone English
- slatestone English
- sleekstone English
- slingstone English
- snakestone English
- soapstone English
- sorcerer's stone English
- starstone English
- stein English
- stepstone English
- stinkstone English
- stolperstein English
- stonable English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stone dead English
- stone knapper English
- stone-hard English
- stone-paste English
- stone-still English
- stonebaked English
- stonebird English
- stoneblower English
- stoneblowing English
- stoneboat English
- stonebow English
- stonebrash English
- stonebreak English
- stonebreaker English
- stonebrood English
- stonebuilt English
- stonecast English
- stonechat English
- stonecraft English
- stonecrop English
- stonecutter English
- stonecutting English
- stoned English
- stonedelf English
- stonedresser English
- stonefaced English
- stonefall English
- stonefish English
- stonefly English
- stoneground English
- stonehard English
- stonehead English
- stonehearted English
- stonelayer English
- stoneless English
- stonelike English
- stonelore English
- stoneman English
- stonemasonry English
- stonemeal English
- stonen English
- stoneness English
- stonepaste English
- stonepit English
- stoneproof English
- stoner English
- stoneroot English
- stonerunner English
- stoneseed English
- stonest English
- stonewall English
- stoneware English
- stonewash English
- stonewashed English
- stoneweed English
- stonework English
- stoneworker English
- stoneworking English
- stonewort English
- stoney English
- stonify English
- stonish English
- stony English
- styen English
- suckstone English
- sunstone English
- swinestone English
- tablestone English
- throughstone English
- thunderstone English
- tilestone English
- tinstone English
- toadstone English
- tombstone English
- topstone English
- touchstone English
- tripestone English
- tungsten English
- turnstone English
- upping stone English
- veinstone English
- wackestone English
- waterstone English
- whetstone English
- whitestone English
- woodstone English
- Aprikosenstein German
- Auftropfstein German
- Backstein German
- Baustein German
- Bordstein German
- Dolomitstein German
- Doppel-T-Stein German
- Edelstein German
- Feldstein German
- Feuerstein German
- Gallenstein German
- Gestein German
- Grundstein German
- Harnstein German
- Hornstein German
- Hungerstein German
- Kalkstein German
- Kesselstein German
- Kieselstein German
- Kilometerstein German
- Leichenstein German
- Magnetstein German
- Mauerkronenstein German
- Meilenstein German
- Mondstein German
- Mühlstein German
- Nierenstein German
- Olivenstein German
- Pfirsichstein German
- Rinnstein German
- Schlangenstein German
- Schleifstein German
- Schlussstein German
- Stein German
- Steinadler German
- Steinbeißer German
- Steinbock German
- Steinbruch German
- Steineiche German
- Steinfrucht German
- Steinhaufen German
- Steinhaus German
- Steinkauz German
- Steinkohle German
- Steinkoralle German
- Steinlaus German
- Steinobst German
- Steinpilz German
- Steinsalz German
- Steinschleuder German
- Steinschmätzer German
- Steintreppe German
- Steinwurf German
- Steinwälzer German
- Steinzeit German
- Stolperstein German
- Taufstein German
- Tropfstein German
- Urinstein German
- Wetzstein German
- Wolfenstein German
- Zahnstein German
- Ziegelstein German
- steinen German
- steinern German
- steinhart German
- steinig German
- steinigen German
- Stein Italian
- Stein French
- Stein Spanish, Castilian
- *kenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *stegh- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steyh₂no- Proto-Indo-European
- stein Norwegian Bokmål
- sten Norwegian Bokmål
- Stein Portuguese
- *stainaz Proto-Germanic
- döv Swedish
- falk Swedish
- gata Swedish
- gatsten Swedish
- isabellastenskvätta Swedish
- kaka Swedish
- knäck Swedish
- kyrka Swedish
- medelhavsstenskvätta Swedish
- nunnestenskvätta Swedish
- ros Swedish
- sand Swedish
- sandsten Swedish
- skvätta Swedish
- stendöv Swedish
- stenfalk Swedish
- stenkaka Swedish
- stenknäck Swedish
- stenkyrka Swedish
- stenros Swedish
- stenskvätta Swedish
- stensvala Swedish
- stentavla Swedish
- stentrast Swedish
- svala Swedish
- tavla Swedish
- tegel Swedish
- tegelsten Swedish
- trast Swedish
- tung Swedish
- ädel Swedish
- ädelsten Swedish
- ökenstenskvätta Swedish
- ストーン Japanese
- stein Norwegian Nynorsk
- Acca Old English
- stan Old English
- stān Old English
- stan Middle English
- stone Middle English
- augasteinn Old Norse
- grásteinn Old Norse
- kvernsteinn Old Norse
- steinn Old Norse
- steðjasteinn Old Norse
- Þorsteinn Old Norse
- sten Danish
- *stěna Proto-Slavic
- ŝtono Esperanto
- Guðsteinn Icelandic
- eðalsteinn Icelandic
- geimsteinn Icelandic
- kalksteinn Icelandic
- roðasteinn Icelandic
- steinbrjótur Icelandic
- steinefni Icelandic
- steinn Icelandic
- steinselja Icelandic
- steinsteypa Icelandic
- steinöld Icelandic
- stein Old High German
- steinur Faroese
- توڠستن Malay
- Grafsteen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Steebroch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Steekueb Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Steen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Steepiisch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- stengen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *stain gmw-pro
- stēn Old Dutch
- sten Old Swedish
- stain Westrobothnian
- stainlägg Westrobothnian
- stēn Old Frisian
- ston Tok Pisin
- stonim Tok Pisin
- ston Sranan Tongo
- stien Elfdalian
- *stainawarijaʀ Proto-Norse
- gmq-pro, ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- stain Gutnish