Where does “stjärnskott” come from?

stjärnskott (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.

stjärnskott (Swedish): a (young) person who has quickly gained fame (as an athlete, artist, or the like), a rising star

Definitions

  1. a (young) person who has quickly gained fame (as an athlete, artist, or the like), a rising star

Ancestry of “stjärnskott”, step by step

stjärnskott 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 skott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskotta shot; a shoot; a bulkhead
2Old Swedishskut
3Old Norseskot
4Proto-Germanicskutąshot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós