Where does “nifteindastjarna” come from?

nifteindastjarna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stjarna, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

nifteindastjarna (Icelandic): neutron star

Definitions

  1. neutron star

Ancestry of “nifteindastjarna”, step by step

nifteindastjarna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stjarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjarnaa star
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Icelandic nifteind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnifteindneutron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ