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

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “stjerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestjarnastar
2Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “stjerne”

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