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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *sténɵia-
Meaning: firm, hard
Old Norse: stinn-r, stiδ-r `steif, stark, tüchtig'
Norwegian: stinn
Swedish: stinn
Danish: stind
Old English: stīɵ `stiff, hard'
Old Frisian: stīth
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Proto-IE: *sten(w)-
Meaning: narrow, tight
Old Greek: stenó-, ion. stẹ̄nó-, aeol. (Gramm.) `eng, eingeengt, schmal, knapp, schmächtig', ep. stẹ̄̂nos `Enge, enger Raum; Gedränge, Bedrängnis'
Russ. meaning: узкий, тугой
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1889
Root: sten-2
English meaning: narrow
German meaning: `eng, einengen'?
Material: Alt. στενός, ion. στεινός `eng' (*στεν-ό-ς), hom. τὸ στει̃νος `Enge, enger Raum; Gedränge, Bedrängnis (so auch att. τὸ στένος)', στενυγρός `eng', Στενύ-κληρος (στεν-υ- : στεν-ο-); στάνει (σ)τείνεται συμβέβυσται Hes.; vielleicht zu *sten-to- in aisl. stinnr `steif, fest, hart, stark', ags. stīð, afries. stīth ds., das Holthausen weiter zu lett. stinte `Eiszapfen' stellt.
References: WP. II 627; Holthausen Aengl. Etym. Wb. 323.
Pages: 1021-1022
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