Bernstein.
amber
Meaning & usage
amber
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Low German bernstein, barnstēn. Pertaining to brennen (“to burn”) with Low German metathesis of -r- (compare bersten, Born). Cognate with English brimstone and Old Norse brennisteinn. The word was borrowed from Middle Low German into several Scandinavian and Slavic languages.
a surname
Where this word comes from
In some cases from etymology 1, in others probably from Bär (“bear”) + Stein or perhaps yet other words. Also compare Barenstein, Berenstein and Bärenstein.
a municipality of Burgenland, Austria
a town in Pomerania, now Pełczyce, Poland
Where this word comes from
In some cases from etymology 1, in others probably from Bär (“bear”) + Stein or perhaps yet other words. Also compare Barenstein, Berenstein and Bärenstein.
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