Where does “fiurstein” come from?

fiurstein (Old High German) comes from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

fiurstein (Old High German): firestone

Definitions

  1. firestone

Ancestry of “fiurstein”, step by step

fiurstein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansteinstone
2Proto-West Germanicstainstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old High German fiur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfiurfire
2Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
3Proto-Germanicfōrfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →