Where does “stern” come from?

stern (German) comes 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.

stern (German): a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “stern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstërnestar
2Old High Germansternostar
3Proto-West Germanicsternō—
4Proto-Germanicsternôstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “stern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →