Where does “Bernsteinzimmer” come from?

Bernsteinzimmer (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.

Bernsteinzimmer (German): Amber Room chamber lavishly decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, disappeared in 1945

Definitions

  1. Amber Room chamber lavishly decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, disappeared in 1945

Ancestry of “Bernsteinzimmer”, step by step

Bernsteinzimmer 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 Zimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZimmerroom
2Middle High Germanzimber—
3Old High Germanzimbar—
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →