Where does “Schwefellagerstätte” come from?

Schwefellagerstätte (German) comes from German Lagerstätte, from German Stätte, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Schwefellagerstätte (German): sulfur deposit

Definitions

  1. sulfur deposit

Ancestry of “Schwefellagerstätte”, step by step

Schwefellagerstätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lagerstätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLagerstättedeposit; repository
2GermanStättevenue, place, spot
3Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
4Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
5Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
6Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel
3Old High Germansweval
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tisEvery word from Proto-Germanic stadiz