Where does “stjernestøv” come from?

stjernestøv (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.

stjernestøv (Danish): stardust

Definitions

  1. stardust

Ancestry of “stjernestøv”, step by step

stjernestøv 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 støv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstøvdust; imperative of støve
2Middle Low Germanstof—
3Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →