Where does “kalksteen” come from?

kalksteen (Dutch) comes 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.

kalksteen (Dutch): limestone

Definitions

  1. limestone

Ancestry of “kalksteen”, step by step

kalksteen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch kalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkalklime
2Middle Dutchcalc—
3Old Dutchkalk—
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “kalksteen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →