Where does “Feinkornbaustahl” come from?

Feinkornbaustahl (German) comes from German Stahl, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.

Feinkornbaustahl (German): fine-grained structural steel

Definitions

  1. fine-grained structural steel

Ancestry of “Feinkornbaustahl”, step by step

Feinkornbaustahl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStahlsteel
2Middle High Germanstahelsteel
3Old High Germanstahal
4Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
5Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
6Proto-Germanicstah-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German feinkörnig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeinkörnigfinely ground; close-grained, fine-grained
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbuilding
3Old High German
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk-