Where does “אָוונטשטערן” come from?
אָוונטשטערן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטערן, from Middle High German stërne, from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic sternō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
אָוונטשטערן (Yiddish): evening star
Definitions
- evening star
Ancestry of “אָוונטשטערן”, step by step
אָוונטשטערן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שטערן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שטערן | star; forehead; to hinder, to prevent, to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stërne | star |
| 3 | Old High German | sterno | star |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sternō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |