Where does “einstein” come from?

einstein (Polish) comes from German Einstein, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

einstein (Polish): einsteinium; einstein

Definitions

  1. einsteinium; einstein

Ancestry of “einstein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinsteinan extremely intelligent person
2Germansteinstone, rock
3Middle High Germansteinstone
4Old High Germansteinstone
5Proto-West Germanicstainstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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