Where does “sterre” come from?

sterre (Middle English) comes 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.

sterre (Middle English): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “sterre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsteorrastar
2Proto-West Germanicsterrō—
3Proto-Germanicsternôstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “sterre”

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