Where does “Sterndeuter” come from?

Sterndeuter (German) comes from German stern, from Middle High German stërne, 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.

Sterndeuter (German): astrologer

Definitions

  1. astrologer

Ancestry of “Sterndeuter”, step by step

Sterndeuter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansterna star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky
2Middle High Germanstërnestar
3Old High Germansternostar
4Proto-West Germanicsternō—
5Proto-Germanicsternôstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via German Deuter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDeuterdemonstrator, explainer

Words derived from “Sterndeuter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →