Where does “swansteorra” come from?

swansteorra (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.

swansteorra (Old English): the Evening Star

Definitions

  1. the Evening Star

Ancestry of “swansteorra”, step by step

swansteorra 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 swān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswānswineherd, lad
2Proto-West Germanicswanswan
3Proto-Germanicswanazswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →
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