Where does “Bernsteinsäure” come from?

Bernsteinsäure (German) comes from German bernstein, 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.

Bernsteinsäure (German): succinic acid

Definitions

  1. succinic acid

Ancestry of “Bernsteinsäure”, step by step

Bernsteinsäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bernstein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbernsteinamber
2Germansteinstone, rock
3Middle High Germansteinstone
4Old High Germansteinstone
5Proto-West Germanicstainstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →