Where does “starred” come from?

Starred comes from Middle English sterre, Old English steorra, Proto-Germanic sternô, and Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, ultimately from the root h₂eHs- meaning to burn or shine.

starred (English): simple past tense and past participle of star;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of star;...

Ancestry of “starred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsterred

Words derived from “starred

Every word from Middle English sterred