Where does “astḗr” come from?

astḗr (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

astḗr (Proto-Hellenic): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “astḗr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “astḗr”

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