Where does “hjørnestein” come from?

hjørnestein (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

hjørnestein (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cornerstone

Definitions

  1. a cornerstone

Ancestry of “hjørnestein”, step by step

hjørnestein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stein

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk hjørne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhjørnea corner
2Norwegian Bokmålhjørnea corner
3Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
4Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
5Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hjørnestein”

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