Where does “euensterre” come from?

euensterre (Middle English) comes from Old English æfensteorra, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

euensterre (Middle English): Evening star; the planet Venus visible to the naked eye in the western sky near dusk

Definitions

  1. Evening star; the planet Venus visible to the naked eye in the western sky near dusk

Ancestry of “euensterre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæfensteorrathe evening star: Venus as seen in the early...
2Old Englishsteorrastar
3Proto-West Germanicsterrō—
4Proto-Germanicsternôstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “euensterre”

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