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Where does “ster” come from?

ster (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ster (Dutch): star; any luminous astronomical or meteorological...

Definitions

  1. star; any luminous astronomical or meteorological...

Ancestry of “ster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétoilestar; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a...
2Middle Frenchestoilestar
3Old Frenchestoilestar
4Latinstēla—
5Latinstēlla—
6Proto-Italicstērolāstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “ster”

  • morgenster
  • dwergster
  • sterrenwichelaar
  • staartster
  • sterrenstof
  • poolster
  • kerstster
  • werpster
  • dwaalster
  • sterrenstelsel
  • dubbelster
  • sterrenhoop
  • zeester
  • sterrenbeeld
  • sterrenkunde
  • ster
  • sterrekunde
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