Where does “zeilster” come from?

zeilster (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.

zeilster (Dutch): yachtswoman

Definitions

  1. yachtswoman

Ancestry of “zeilster”, step by step

zeilster 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 Zeilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZeilenVela
2Middle Dutchseilento sail
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-
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