Where does “stari” come from?

stari (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stari, from Proto-Germanic staraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.

stari (Faroese): starling (Sturnus vulgaris), in the Faroes: Sturnus vulgaris faroensis

Definitions

  1. starling (Sturnus vulgaris), in the Faroes: Sturnus vulgaris faroensis

Ancestry of “stari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestari—
2Proto-Germanicstarazstiff
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tern-starling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staraz →Every word from Old Norse stari →