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
- astronomer
Ancestry of “stjerrekundige”, step by step
stjerrekundige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via West Frisian stjerrekunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | stjerrekunde | astronomy science, study of the movement, size and position of the celestial bodies and other objects and phenomena outside the atmosphere |
| 2 | West Frisian | stjer | star |
| 3 | Old Frisian | stēra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via West Frisian ige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | ige | — |