Where does “borostyánkő” come from?

borostyánkő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian borostyán, from German bernstein, 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.

borostyánkő (Hungarian): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “borostyánkő”, step by step

borostyánkő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian borostyán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianborostyánamber; ivy
2Germanbernsteinamber
3Germansteinstone, rock
4Middle High Germansteinstone
5Old High Germansteinstone
6Proto-West Germanicstainstone
7Proto-Germanicstainazstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Hungarian kő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankőstone; Alternative form of kell
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →
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