Where does “Sternenmeer” come from?

Sternenmeer (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.

Sternenmeer (German): the starry night sky

Definitions

  1. the starry night sky

Ancestry of “Sternenmeer”, step by step

Sternenmeer 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 Meer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeersea; lake
2Middle High Germanmere—
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →