Where does “versteinern” come from?

versteinern (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

versteinern (German): to petrify

Definitions

  1. to petrify

Ancestry of “versteinern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteinernstone made of stone
2Germansteinstone, rock
3Middle High Germansteinstone
4Old High Germansteinstone
5Proto-West Germanicstainstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “versteinern”

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