Where does “stjörnuspá” come from?

stjörnuspá (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.

stjörnuspá (Icelandic): horoscope

Definitions

  1. horoscope

Ancestry of “stjörnuspá”, step by step

stjörnuspá 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 spá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspáa prophecy; a prognosis; a weather forecast
2Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
3Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →