Where does “Ster” come from?

Ster (German) comes from French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ster (German): cubic metre, stere

Definitions

  1. cubic metre, stere

Ancestry of “Ster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstèrecubic metre; first-person singular present...
2Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Ancient Greek στερεός →Every word from French stère →