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Where does “stjer” come from?

stjer (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse sker, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

stjer (Westrobothnian): a skerry; bright, clear; transparent

Definitions

  1. a skerry; bright, clear; transparent

Ancestry of “stjer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskerrock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...
2Proto-Germanicskarją—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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