Where does “stjernehob” come from?

stjernehob (Danish) comes from Danish hob, from Old Danish hob, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

stjernehob (Danish): star cluster

Definitions

  1. star cluster

Ancestry of “stjernehob”, step by step

stjernehob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhobcrowd, multitude; common people; heap
2Old Danishhob—
3Middle Low Germanhōp—
4Old Saxonhōp—
5Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
6Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
7Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

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-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →