Where does “steinalder” come from?

steinalder (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.

steinalder (Norwegian Nynorsk): the Stone Age

Definitions

  1. the Stone Age

Ancestry of “steinalder”, step by step

steinalder 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 alder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskalderage
2Old Norsealdrage
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “steinalder”

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