Where does “ster” come from?

ster (Cornish) comes from Middle Cornish ster, from Old Cornish *ster, from Proto-Brythonic ster, from Proto-Celtic sterā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ster (Cornish): stars

Definitions

  1. stars

Ancestry of “ster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishster—
2Old Cornish*ster—
3Proto-Brythonicsterstar
4Proto-Celticsterāstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “ster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic sterā →