Where does “Bernstein” come from?
Bernstein comes from German Bernstein, from German barnstēn, originally meaning amber.
Ancestry of “Bernstein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bernstein | amber |
| 2 | German | stein | stone, rock |
| 3 | Middle High German | stein | stone |
| 4 | Old High German | stein | stone |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “Bernstein”