Where does “æfensteorra” come from?

æfensteorra (Old English) comes from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

æfensteorra (Old English): the evening star: Venus as seen in the early...

Definitions

  1. the evening star: Venus as seen in the early...

Ancestry of “æfensteorra”, step by step

æfensteorra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English steorra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsteorrastar
2Proto-West Germanicsterrō—
3Proto-Germanicsternôstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Old English ǣfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣfenevening
2Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
3Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Proto-Germanic *ēbanþsternǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*ēbanþsternǭThe evening star

Words derived from “æfensteorra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →