versteinert

B2

petrified / fossilized

English meaning
petrified / fossilized
Vocabulary package
Landscape & Terrain

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versteinert in a sentence

Das versteinerte Holz ist Millionen Jahre alt.

The petrified wood is millions of years old.

Word family

versteinert is built from der Vers (verse/line of poetry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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What does versteinert mean in English?

versteinert means "petrified / fossilized". For example: "Das versteinerte Holz ist Millionen Jahre alt." — "The petrified wood is millions of years old."

What level is versteinert in German?

versteinert is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the landscape & terrain vocabulary.

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