Where does “popstjerne” come from?

popstjerne (Danish) comes from Danish pop, from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

popstjerne (Danish): pop star

Definitions

  1. pop star

Ancestry of “popstjerne”, step by step

popstjerne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish pop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpoppop music
2EnglishPOPAcronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...
3EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
4Middle EnglishpopulerCommonly known
5Old Frenchpopulaire
6Latinpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people)
7Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
8Latin-ālis
9Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Danish stjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstjernestar; star, celebrity
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris