cobblestone
KOB-uhl-stohn · noun
Origin
Cobblestone comes from Middle English cobylstone (also spelled cobyllstone, kobilstane), formed from cobble plus stone.
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Journey
The word has stayed close to its literal roots as a compound naming a stone used for paving.
Related words
It shares a family resemblance with Old Norse köppusteinn and Danish kampesten, both meaning 'boulder,' suggesting a wider Germanic habit of naming big stones by stacking words together.