Where does “Judenstern” come from?
Judenstern (German) comes from German jude, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.
Judenstern (German): historical yellow badge (in Nazi-controlled states, a cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments)
Definitions
- historical yellow badge (in Nazi-controlled states, a cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments)
Ancestry of “Judenstern”, step by step
Judenstern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German jude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jude | Jew |
| 2 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 3 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 7 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
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 |