Where does “stjarna” come from?

stjarna (Icelandic) comes 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.

stjarna (Icelandic): a star

Definitions

  1. a star

Ancestry of “stjarna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stjarna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →