Where does “Stern” come from?

Stern (German) comes from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic sternō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Stern (German): a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on...

Definitions

  1. a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on...

Ancestry of “Stern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansternostar
2Proto-West Germanicsternō—
3Proto-Germanicsternôstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →