Bernstein

Meaning

Noun

amber

Name

1. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Burgenland, Austria
2. (historical, neuter, proper-noun) a town in Pomerania, now Pełczyce, Poland

Name

a surname

Concepts

amber

umber

Amber

scoopstone

Synonyms

fossiles Harz

Gelb

gelber Amber

bernsteinfarben

Bernsteinfarbe

Translations

barnsteen

ambra

ámbar

âmbar

ambre

ambre jaune

ambre

amber

κεχριμπάρι

kehribar

كهرمان

alambre

ήλεκτρο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛrnˌʃtaɪ̯n/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: bernstein

Cognate with English: brimstone

Cognate with Old Norse: brennisteinn

In summary

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.