Where does “stjerne” come from?
stjerne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
stjerne (Norwegian Bokmål): star
Ancestry of “stjerne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stjarna | star |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sternǭ | star |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “stjerne”