Where does “nýrasteinur” come from?
nýrasteinur (Faroese) comes from Faroese Steinur, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
nýrasteinur (Faroese): nephrolith, kidney stone
Ancestry of “nýrasteinur”, step by step