Where does “stjörnurökkur” come from?

stjörnurökkur (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.

stjörnurökkur (Icelandic): astronomical twilight

Definitions

  1. astronomical twilight

Ancestry of “stjörnurökkur”, step by step

stjörnurökkur 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 rökkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrökkurtwilight
2Old Norserøkkrtwilight
3Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →