Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “star” come from?

star (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stara.

Ancestry of “star”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstara—

Words derived from “star”

  • starrsinnig
  • Starrsinn
  • starrköpfig
  • starrer
  • Erstarrung
  • erstarren
  • starr
Every word from Old High German stara →