Where does “Jósteinn” come from?

Jósteinn (Old Norse) comes 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 “Jósteinn”, step by step

Jósteinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse steinn

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

via Old Norse jór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejórhorse, stallion
2Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “Jósteinn”

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