Where does “risstjerne” come from?

risstjerne (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.

risstjerne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a comet

Definitions

  1. a comet

Ancestry of “risstjerne”, step by step

risstjerne 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 rita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskritato sketch vaguely, to carve, to write
2Old Norserítato score, log, outline
3Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternǭ →
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