Where does “edelsten” come from?

edelsten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sten, from Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

edelsten (Norwegian Bokmål): a gem, gemstone, or precious stone

Definitions

  1. a gem, gemstone, or precious stone

Ancestry of “edelsten”, step by step

edelsten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstenstone
2Old Norsesteinna stone, boulder, rock; a precious stone; a...
3Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Norwegian Bokmål edel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåledelnoble
2Low Germanedel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →