Where does “Versteinerung” come from?

Versteinerung (German) comes from German versteinern, from German steinern, 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- — to stand.

Versteinerung (German): petrification; petrifaction

Definitions

  1. petrification; petrifaction

Ancestry of “Versteinerung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanversteinernto petrify
2Germansteinernstone made of stone
3Germansteinstone, rock
4Middle High Germansteinstone
5Old High Germansteinstone
6Proto-West Germanicstainstone
7Proto-Germanicstainazstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →