Where does “jûnstjer” come from?

jûnstjer (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian jûn, from Old Frisian āvend, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

jûnstjer (West Frisian): evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening

Definitions

  1. evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening

Ancestry of “jûnstjer”, step by step

jûnstjer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian jûn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianjûnevening
2Old Frisianāvend—
3Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via West Frisian stjer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianstjerstar
2Old Frisianstēra—
3Proto-Germanicsternôstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →