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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/steyh₂-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Apparently derived from an i-present to *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Root

*steyh₂- [1][2]

  1. to stiffen

Derived terms
Category Terms derived from the PIE root *steyh₂- not found
  • *stih₂-yeh₂[2]
    • Hellenic:
      • Ancient Greek: στία (stía, “small stone, pebble”)
    • Indo-Iranian:
      • Indo-Aryan:
        • Sanskrit: स्तिया (stiyā, “stagnant water”)[1] (perhaps)
  • *stih₂-yom[2]
    • Hellenic:
      • Ancient Greek: στῖον (stîon, “small stone, pebble”)
  • *stoyh₂-nos[1][2]
  • *stoyh₂-neh₂[1][2]
    • Balto-Slavic:
      • Slavic: *stěna (“stone; wall”)

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “στία”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1405
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*staina-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 472
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