Where does “Arnstein” come from?
Arnstein (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse Arnsteinn, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “Arnstein”, step by step