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

  1. 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.

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

via West Frisian kunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiankundeknowledge, acquaintance; understanding;...
2Proto-West Germanickunþknown
3Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “stjerrekunde

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic sternô