Where does “gebruikster” come from?

gebruikster (Dutch) comes from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

gebruikster (Dutch): female user

Definitions

  1. female user

Ancestry of “gebruikster”, step by step

gebruikster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterstar; any luminous astronomical or meteorological...
2Frenchétoilestar; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a...
3Middle Frenchestoilestar
4Old Frenchestoilestar
5Latinstēlacolumn, pillar
6Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
7Proto-Italicstērolāstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch gebruiken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebruikento use; to consume, to eat or drink; to consume
2Middle Dutchgebrukento enjoy; to have free use of, to have at one's...
3Old Dutchgibrūkan
4Proto-Germanicgabrūkaną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic stērolā