Where does “stjernebillede” come from?

stjernebillede (Danish) comes from Danish stjerne, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

stjernebillede (Danish): constellation

Definitions

  1. constellation

Ancestry of “stjernebillede”, step by step

stjernebillede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish billede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbilledepicture, image; photo
2Old Danishbeletæ—
3Middle Low Germanbilede—
4Old Saxonbilithi—
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →