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
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