Where does “Kinderstar” come from?

Kinderstar (German) comes from German star, 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.

Kinderstar (German): child star; child actor

Definitions

  1. child star; child actor

Ancestry of “Kinderstar”, step by step

Kinderstar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German star

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstarstarling
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 German kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic sternô