Where does “Backstein” come from?

Backstein (German) comes from German stein, from Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Backstein (German): a brick used in masonry

Definitions

  1. a brick used in masonry

Ancestry of “Backstein”, step by step

Backstein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteinstone, rock
2Middle High Germansteinstone
3Old High Germansteinstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German backen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackento bake; to roast; to fry; to fire
2Middle High Germanbacken—
3Old High Germanbackan—
4Middle High Germanbachen—
5Old High Germanbahhanto bake
6Proto-Germanicbakanback

Words derived from “Backstein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →