Where does “stjernetegn” come from?

stjernetegn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tegn, from Danish tegn, from Old Danish thæghæn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

stjernetegn (Norwegian Bokmål): a star sign, astrological sign, sign of the...

Definitions

  1. a star sign, astrological sign, sign of the...

Ancestry of “stjernetegn”, step by step

stjernetegn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tegn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltegna sign; a character; imperative of tegne
2Danishtegnsign; token; character
3Old Danishthæghæn—
4Old Norseþegnthane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...
5Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →Every word from Old Norse þegn →