Where does “Unstern” come from?
Unstern (German) comes from French désastre, from Italian disastro, from Italian astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Unstern (German): bad star; bad sign
Definitions
- bad star; bad sign
Ancestry of “Unstern”, step by step
Unstern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French désastre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | désastre | disaster; bankruptcy, breakup |
| 2 | Italian | disastro | disaster; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | astro | celestial body, star; A person exceptionally... |
| 4 | Latin | astrum | a star |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄστρον | A celestial body |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |