Where does “stjerrekundige” come from?

stjerrekundige (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian stjerrekunde, 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.

stjerrekundige (West Frisian): astronomer

Definitions

  1. astronomer

Ancestry of “stjerrekundige”, step by step

stjerrekundige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian stjerrekunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianstjerrekundeastronomy science, study of the movement, size and position of the celestial bodies and other objects and phenomena outside the atmosphere
2West Frisianstjerstar
3Old Frisianstēra
4Proto-Germanicsternôstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via West Frisian ige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianige
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic sternô