Where does “Steineibe” come from?

Steineibe (German) comes 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.

Steineibe (German): podocarp plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. podocarp plant of the genus

Ancestry of “Steineibe”, step by step

Steineibe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteinstone, rock
2Middle High Germansteinstone
3Old High Germansteinstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German Eibe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEibeyew
2Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →