Where does “stærwritere” come from?

stærwritere (Old English) comes from Old English stær, from Proto-West Germanic *star, from Proto-Germanic staraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.

stærwritere (Old English): writer of history, historian

Definitions

  1. writer of history, historian

Ancestry of “stærwritere”, step by step

stærwritere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstærstarling; a stare; history
2Proto-West Germanic*starstiff
3Proto-Germanicstarazstiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tern-starling

via Old English wrītere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrīterewriter, scribe; draughtsman; painter; writer;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern-Every word from Proto-Germanic starazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *star