stein-
German
Etymology
From Stein (“stone”). Originally used in semantically transparent forms like steinalt (“stone-old”), steinhart (“stone-hard”), steintaub (“stone-deaf”), steintot (“stone-dead”), etc. Then generalised to other adjectives without a semantic relation to the basic word, such as steinreich (literally “stone-rich”). See the same in Dutch steengoed (literally “stone-good”), Icelandic steinóður (literally “stone-mad”). Compare further German stock-.
Derived terms
German terms prefixed with stein-
References
- “stein-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Icelandic
Etymology
Ultimately an intensifier related to steinn (“stone”), as in calling someone "stone-deaf," or the phrase steinn óður (“stone mad”).[1] Compare Danish sten-, German stein-.
Synonyms
- (completely): alveg
Derived terms
Icelandic terms prefixed with stein-
- steinblindur
- steindauður
- steinhissa
- steinhalda kjafti
- steinhljóð
- steinsnar
- steinþegja
References
- Metcalfe, F. (1880). The Englishman and the Scandinavian: Or, A Comparison of Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Literature. United Kingdom: Trübner & Company, p. 446
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