Where does “bursztynek” come from?

bursztynek (Polish) comes from Polish bursztyn, from German bernstein, from German stein, from Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “bursztynek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbursztynamber
2Germanbernsteinamber
3Germansteinstone, rock
4Middle High Germansteinstone
5Old High Germansteinstone
6Proto-West Germanicstainstone
7Proto-Germanicstainazstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →