Stonhenge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Stonheng
• Stanheng, Stanhenge (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From ston (“stone”) +‎ henge (“hinge”) or hengen ("hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔːnˌ(h)ɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈstɔnˌ(h)ɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/
• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːnˌ(h)ɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/

Proper noun

Stonhenge

1. Stonehenge (a group of standing stones in in Wiltshire, England)

Descendants

• English: Stonehenge (obsolete Stonage)
• → Old French: Stounhenges