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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

Definitions

  1. scheelite

Ancestry of “tungsten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishSten—
2Old Swedishstenstone
3Old NorseSteinn—
4Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “tungsten”

  • tungsten
  • tungstate
  • tungstic
  • phosphotungstic
  • phosphotungstate
  • silicotungstic
  • paratungstate
  • metatungstate
  • silicotungstate
  • ferrotungsten
  • tungstenic
  • tungstenite
  • tungstite
  • ditungsten
  • metatungstic acid
  • nontungsten
  • tungstatian
  • radiotungsten
  • polytungstic
  • tungstous
  • tungstenian
  • organotungsten
  • eka-tungsten
  • pyrotungstic
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