Where does “evenstar” come from?
evenstar (English) comes from Middle English euensterre, from Old English æfensteorra, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
evenstar (English): Venus as the evening star; the time of its appearance
Definitions
- Venus as the evening star; the time of its appearance
Ancestry of “evenstar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | euensterre | Evening star; the planet Venus visible to the naked eye in the western sky near dusk |
| 2 | Old English | æfensteorra | the evening star: Venus as seen in the early... |
| 3 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |