Where does “stjarna” come from?

stjarna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

stjarna (Old Norse): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “stjarna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “stjarna”

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