Where does “stjerrekunde” come from?
stjerrekunde (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian stjer, from Old Frisian stēra, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
stjerrekunde (West Frisian): astronomy science, study of the movement, size and position of the celestial bodies and other objects and phenomena outside the atmosphere
Definitions
- astronomy science, study of the movement, size and position of the celestial bodies and other objects and phenomena outside the atmosphere
Ancestry of “stjerrekunde”, step by step
stjerrekunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.