Where does “zeester” come from?

zeester (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.

zeester (Dutch): A starfish, echinoderm of the class Asteroidea

Definitions

  1. A starfish, echinoderm of the class Asteroidea

Ancestry of “zeester”, step by step

zeester 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 zee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeesea
2Middle Dutchsêesea
3Old Dutchsēosea
4Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
5Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
6Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →