Where does “Lichtenstein” come from?

Lichtenstein comes from German Liechtenstein, from German Stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.

Ancestry of “Lichtenstein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLiechtenstein—
2GermanLichtlight; eye of game, especially ground game
3Middle High Germanlieht—
4Old High Germanlioht—
5Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
6Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Lichtenstein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktom →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą →