Where does “Steinsalzbergbau” come from?

Steinsalzbergbau (German) comes from German Steinsalz, 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.

Steinsalzbergbau (German): rock salt mining

Definitions

  1. rock salt mining

Ancestry of “Steinsalzbergbau”, step by step

Steinsalzbergbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Steinsalz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSteinsalzrock salt, halite
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 Bergbau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBergbaumining; mining industry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →