Where does “stern” come from?

stern (Mòcheno) comes from Middle High German stërne, from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic sternō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

stern (Mòcheno): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “stern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstërnestar
2Old High Germansternostar
3Proto-West Germanicsternō—
4Proto-Germanicsternôstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →