Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stainaz - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Pre-Germanic *stoyh₂nos, o-grade from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”).[1] Compare Proto-Slavic *stěna (“cliff, rock”) and Ancient Greek στῖον (stîon, “pebble”).
*stainaz m
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *stainaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *stainaz | *stainōz, *stainōs | |
| vocative | *stain | *stainōz, *stainōs | |
| accusative | *stainą | *stainanz | |
| genitive | *stainas, *stainis | *stainǫ̂ | |
| dative | *stainai | *stainamaz | |
| instrumental | *stainō | *stainamiz | |
- Proto-West Germanic: *stain
- Proto-Norse: ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ)
- Old Norse: steinn, ᛋᛏᛡᛁᚾ (stᴀin), ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ (stain), ᛋᛏᛁᚾ (stin), stæinn — Old East Norse
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains)