Where does “star-vehicle” come from?
star-vehicle (English) comes from English star, from Middle English sterre, 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.
Ancestry of “star-vehicle”, step by step
star-vehicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English star
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 2 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 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 |
via English vehicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vehicle | A conveyance; a device for carrying or... |
| 2 | French | véhicule | vehicle; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | vehiculum | A means of transport; vehicle, conveyance,... |
| 4 | Latin | vehō | to carry, bear, convey, transport |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | weɣō | to carry, convey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéǵʰeti | to be transporting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |