Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stainijā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stainijǭ, equivalent to *stain (“stone”) +‎ *-jā. Compare Proto-Samic *stāńćō (“crucible”), a borrowing from unattested Norse cognate.

Noun

*stainijā f

  1. stonen vessel
  2. crucible

Declension

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *stainijā
Genitive *stainijōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *stainijā *stainijōn
Accusative *stainijōn *stainijōn
Genitive *stainijōn *stainijōnō
Dative *stainijōn *stainijōm, *stainijum
Instrumental *stainijōn *stainijōm, *stainijum

Descendants

  • Old English: stǣne; stǣna
  • Old High German: steina, steinna
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