Where does “Kernbaustein” come from?

Kernbaustein (German) comes from German Baustein, 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.

Kernbaustein (German): nuclear component (subatomic particle)

Definitions

  1. nuclear component (subatomic particle)

Ancestry of “Kernbaustein”, step by step

Kernbaustein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Baustein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBausteinbrick; building block, module, component; device
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 kern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankernkernel
2Middle High Germankerne—
3Old High Germankernocore; pith
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →