Where does “popstjerne” come from?

popstjerne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

popstjerne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pop star

Definitions

  1. a pop star

Ancestry of “popstjerne”, step by step

popstjerne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stjerne

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk pop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpopfrom English
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →