Where does “steren” come from?

steren (Cornish) comes from Cornish ster, 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.

steren (Cornish): singulative of ster

Definitions

  1. singulative of ster

Ancestry of “steren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishsterstars
2Middle Cornishster—
3Old Cornish*ster—
4Proto-Brythonicsterstar
5Proto-Celticsterāstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic sterā →