Where does “augasteinn” come from?

augasteinn (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.

augasteinn (Old Norse): pupil of the eye

Definitions

  1. pupil of the eye

Ancestry of “augasteinn”, step by step

augasteinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Steinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
2Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
3Proto-Germanicstainazstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old Norse auga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaugaeye
2Proto-Germanicaugôeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “augasteinn”

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