Where does “stjärnsjäl” come from?

stjärnsjäl (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.

stjärnsjäl (Swedish): star seed

Definitions

  1. star seed

Ancestry of “stjärnsjäl”, step by step

stjärnsjäl 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 själ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjälsoul; Obsolete spelling of säl
2EnglishshawlA square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a...
3Middle Englishschalento shell
4Middle Englishschaleshell, husk; scale
5Old Englishsċealushell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk
6Proto-West Germanic*skalushell, husk
7Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →