Where does “אײַנשטיין” come from?

אײַנשטיין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטיין, 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.

אײַנשטיין (Yiddish): to temporarily reside as a guest

Definitions

  1. to temporarily reside as a guest

Ancestry of “אײַנשטיין”, step by step

אײַנשטיין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שטיין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטייןstone; to stand
2Old High Germansteinstone
3Proto-West Germanicstainstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Yiddish אײַנ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאײַנ־Implies entering a new state or a change of situation
2Middle High Germanīn-
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz