Where does “barnsteengeel” come from?

barnsteengeel (Dutch) comes from Dutch barnsteen, from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

barnsteengeel (Dutch): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “barnsteengeel”, step by step

barnsteengeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch barnsteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbarnsteenan amber stone, a fossil resin; the material of a...
2Dutchsteenstone
3Middle Dutchstêenstone
4Old Dutchstēnstone
5Proto-West Germanicstainstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch Geel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGeelyellow
2Middle Dutchgelu—
3Old Dutchgeloyellow
4Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
5Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →
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