Where does “Elster” come from?

Elster (German) comes from Middle High German elster, from Old High German agalstra, from Proto-West Germanic agastrijā, from Proto-West Germanic ag-ad- ~ ag-at-, from Proto-West Germanic agu, from Proto-Germanic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oḱ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Elster (German): magpie

Definitions

  1. magpie

Ancestry of “Elster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanelster—
2Old High Germanagalstra—
3Proto-West Germanicagastrijāmagpie
4Proto-West Germanicag-ad- ~ ag-at-—
5Proto-West Germanicagumagpie
6Proto-Germanicagō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oḱ-éh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Elster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oḱ-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agō →