Where does “Feuerstahl” come from?

Feuerstahl (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.

Feuerstahl (German): fire striker, fire steel

Definitions

  1. fire striker, fire steel

Ancestry of “Feuerstahl”, step by step

Feuerstahl traces back through two 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 Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →