Where does “dolostone” come from?

dolostone (English) comes from English Stone, from Middle English ston, from Old English stān, from Old Norse Veggr, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

dolostone (English): A sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high...

Definitions

  1. A sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high...

Ancestry of “dolostone”, step by step

dolostone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Stone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStonefor someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from
2Middle EnglishstonAlternative form of stone
3Old Englishstānstone, rock
4Old NorseVeggrname of a dwarf
5Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via English dolomite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdolomiteA saline evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium...
2Frenchdolomitedolomite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yúsEvery word from Proto-Germanic wajjuz