Where does “rockstjärna” come from?

rockstjärna (Swedish) comes from Swedish stjärna, from Swedish reporter, from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

rockstjärna (Swedish): a rockstar

Definitions

  1. a rockstar

Ancestry of “rockstjärna”, step by step

rockstjärna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stjärna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstjärnastar
2Swedishreporterreporter
3EnglishreporterSomeone or something that reports; A journalist...
4EnglishreportTo relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something)
5Middle Englishreportento report
6Old Frenchreporterto bring back; to gain; to get
7Old Frenchre-re- again; once more
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish rock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrocka coat, an overcoat; rock, rock and roll
2EnglishRockfor someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke)
3Englishrock and rollA genre of popular music that evolved in the...
4EnglishandAs a coordinating conjunction; expressing two...
5Middle EnglishanAlternative form of in; Alternative form of and;...
6Old Englishondand
7Old Englishandand; even; also
8Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós