Where does “dægsteorra” come from?

dægsteorra (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.

dægsteorra (Old English): daystar

Definitions

  1. daystar

Ancestry of “dægsteorra”, step by step

dægsteorra traces back through two 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 dæġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdæġday, daytime
2Proto-West Germanicdagday
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →