Where does “roðasteinn” come from?

roðasteinn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic steinn, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

roðasteinn (Icelandic): ruby

Definitions

  1. ruby

Ancestry of “roðasteinn”, step by step

roðasteinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic steinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsteinnstone, rock; stone, pit, pip; a calculus, a stone
2Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
3Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Icelandic roði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicroðiredness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →