Etymologically

1100s

Middle English words first recorded in the 12th century

1 Middle English word whose earliest known written record dates from the 12th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. ston

    1124–1126

    It is inherited from Old English stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”). The Germanic relatives include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains), Old Norse steinn, Old Saxon…

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