From Middle High German schor(n)stein, Old High German scorrenstein. The first element is from schore (“support”), related to the root of scheren (“to cut”); the second element is from Stein (“stone”).
Schornstein m (strong, genitive Schornsteines or Schornsteins, plural Schornsteine)
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schornstein | die | Schornsteine |
| genitive | eines | des | Schornsteines, Schornsteins | der | Schornsteine |
| dative | einem | dem | Schornstein, Schornsteine1 | den | Schornsteinen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schornstein | die | Schornsteine |
1Now rare, see notes.