Where does “starn” come from?

starn (English) comes from Middle English starn, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

starn (English): A star; The European starling

Definitions

  1. A star; The European starling

Ancestry of “starn”, step by step

starn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English starn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstarnAlternative form of sterne
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Old English stearn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstearnsome kind of bird
2Proto-Germanicstarazstiff
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tern-starling

Words derived from “starn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →
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