Where does “stjörnuþoka” come from?

stjörnuþoka (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.

stjörnuþoka (Icelandic): galaxy; nebula

Definitions

  1. galaxy; nebula

Ancestry of “stjörnuþoka”, step by step

stjörnuþoka 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 þoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþokafog, mist
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →
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