Where does “star” come from?

star (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stare, from Old Norse stari, from Proto-Germanic staraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.

star (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of stare; form removed with the...

Definitions

  1. alternative form of stare; form removed with the...

Ancestry of “star”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstarea starling
2Old Norsestari—
3Proto-Germanicstarazstiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tern-starling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staraz →Every word from Old Norse stari →