Where does “تنجستن” come from?
تنجستن (Arabic) comes from English tungsten, from Swedish tungsten, from Swedish Sten, from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- — to stand.
تنجستن (Arabic): tungsten
Definitions
- tungsten
Ancestry of “تنجستن”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tungsten | A rare metallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 2 | Swedish | tungsten | scheelite |
| 3 | Swedish | Sten | a stone; a rock |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sten | stone |
| 5 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |