Where does “stjernetåke” come from?

stjernetåke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stjerne, 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.

stjernetåke (Norwegian Bokmål): a nebula

Definitions

  1. a nebula

Ancestry of “stjernetåke”, step by step

stjernetåke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstjernestar
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Norwegian Bokmål tåke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåkea fog or mist; a nebula
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →