Where does “tungsten” come from?
tungsten (Swedish) comes from Swedish Sten, from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
tungsten (Swedish): scheelite
Ancestry of “tungsten”, step by step
Words derived from “tungsten”