Where does “boroștean” come from?

boroștean (Romanian) comes from Hungarian borostyán, 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.

boroștean (Romanian): ivy

Definitions

  1. ivy

Ancestry of “boroștean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianborostyánamber; ivy
2Germanbernsteinamber
3Germansteinstone, rock
4Middle High Germansteinstone
5Old High Germansteinstone
6Proto-West Germanicstainstone
7Proto-Germanicstainazstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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