Where does “stern” come from?
Stern comes from English tern, from French terne, from Latin ternas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-.
stern (English): Having a hardness and severity of nature or...
Definitions
- Having a hardness and severity of nature or...
Ancestry of “stern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sterne | A luminous body visible in the sky; a star or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stjarna | star |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sternǭ | star |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “stern”