Where does “ster” come from?

ster (Scots) comes from Middle English sterre, 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.

ster (Scots): a star

Definitions

  1. a star

Ancestry of “ster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsterrestar
2Old Englishsteorrastar
3Proto-West Germanicsterrō—
4Proto-Germanicsternôstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →