Where does “superstarlet” come from?
superstarlet (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
superstarlet (English): A very successful starlet
Definitions
- A very successful starlet
Ancestry of “superstarlet”, step by step
superstarlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English starlet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | starlet | A young actress with a promising career ahead of... |
| 2 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 3 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 4 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |