Where does “sterne” come from?

sterne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *stirna, from Proto-West Germanic stirniju — forehead.

Ancestry of “sterne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*stirna
2Proto-West Germanicstirnijuforehead

Words derived from “sterne

Every word from Proto-West Germanic stirnijuEvery word from Old Saxon *stirna