-stein

From German -stein.

-stein

1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.

• Along with -berg and -witz, -stein is a common Ashkenazi suffix.

• Tiens, set in, senti, Tines, nites, tsien, snite, set-in, inset, sient, tsine, tines, neist

From Middle Dutch -stein, from Middle High German stein (“stone”). Never used in this form outside of compounds in Dutch, this toponymic suffix started being adopted from Middle High German toponymy in the 13th century and has remained somewhat productive as a toponymic suffix in Dutch to the present day. Doublet of steen (“stone”), the linguistically regular Dutch form.

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-stein

1. A toponymic suffix indicating a castle, fortress, manor or estate.

From Stein (“stone”).

-stein

1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.