Where does “steorra” come from?

steorra (Old English) comes 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.

steorra (Old English): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “steorra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “steorra”

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