Where does “Fixstern” come from?
Fixstern (German) comes from German fix, from French fixe, from Middle French fixe, from Old French fix, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
Fixstern (German): fixed star
Definitions
- fixed star
Ancestry of “Fixstern”, step by step
Fixstern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fix | fixed; quick; smart |
| 2 | French | fixe | fixed; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Middle French | fixe | fixed |
| 4 | Old French | fix | inflection of fil: ## oblique plural ##... |
| 5 | Latin | fīxus | unwavering |
| 6 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |
via German stern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stern | a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky |
| 2 | Middle High German | stërne | star |
| 3 | Old High German | sterno | star |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sternō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |