Where does “rhinestone” come from?
rhinestone (English) comes from English Rhine, from Middle English Rine, from Old English Rīn, from Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
rhinestone (English): An artificial diamond, strass; Made of or...
Definitions
- An artificial diamond, strass; Made of or...
Ancestry of “rhinestone”, step by step
rhinestone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rhine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rhine | A watercourse; a ditch for water |
| 2 | Middle English | Rine | — |
| 3 | Old English | Rīn | the Rhine |
| 4 | Middle High German | Rīn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Rīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *Rīn | the river Rhine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Rīnaz | the river Rhine |
| 8 | Gaulish | Rēnos | that which flows |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | Reinos | river, waterway |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |