Where does “Steinsalz” come from?

Steinsalz (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.

Steinsalz (German): rock salt, halite

Definitions

  1. rock salt, halite

Ancestry of “Steinsalz”, step by step

Steinsalz 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 salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “Steinsalz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →