Where does “Rohstahl” come from?

Rohstahl (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.

Rohstahl (German): crude / raw steel

Definitions

  1. crude / raw steel

Ancestry of “Rohstahl”, step by step

Rohstahl 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 roh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrohraw; unprocessed, crude, raw; unrefined, rude,...
2Middle High Germanrō—
3Old High Germanrāo—
4Proto-West Germanichrauraw
5Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →