Where does “sterneleme” come from?

sterneleme (Middle English) comes from Middle English leme, from Old English lēoma, from Proto-West Germanic leuhmō, from Proto-Germanic leuhmô, from Proto-Indo-European leuk- — light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

sterneleme (Middle English): A beam or ray of starlight

Definitions

  1. A beam or ray of starlight

Ancestry of “sterneleme”, step by step

sterneleme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English leme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlemeAlternative form of lyme
2Old Englishlēomaray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glare,...
3Proto-West Germanicleuhmōlight
4Proto-Germanicleuhmôlight; lustre; brightness, radiance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

via Middle English sterne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsterneA luminous body visible in the sky; a star or...
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuk-Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhmôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic leuhmō
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