Where does “steingeit” come from?

steingeit (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.

steingeit (Icelandic): ibex

Definitions

  1. ibex

Ancestry of “steingeit”, step by step

steingeit 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 geit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeita goat
2Old Norsegeita she-goat
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →