Where does “byggestein” come from?

byggestein (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stein, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

byggestein (Norwegian Bokmål): a building block

Definitions

  1. a building block

Ancestry of “byggestein”, step by step

byggestein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsteinstoned, under the influence of cannabis; stone;...
2Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
3Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Norwegian Bokmål bygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbyggeto build
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →