Where does “stjørnubreyt” come from?

stjørnubreyt (Faroese) comes from Faroese stjørna, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

stjørnubreyt (Faroese): galaxy

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “stjørnubreyt”, step by step

stjørnubreyt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese stjørna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestjørnastar; star, celebrity
2EnglishstarAny small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless...
3Middle Englishsterrestar
4Old Englishsteorrastar
5Proto-West Germanicsterrō—
6Proto-Germanicsternôstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Faroese breyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebreyttrack, lane; road
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →