Where does “מאָרגנשטערן” come from?
מאָרגנשטערן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאָרגן, from Middle High German morgen, from Old High German morgan, from Proto-West Germanic morgan, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥Hko, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
מאָרגנשטערן (Yiddish): morning star
Definitions
- morning star
Ancestry of “מאָרגנשטערן”, step by step
מאָרגנשטערן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מאָרגן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מאָרגן | morning; tomorrow |
| 2 | Middle High German | morgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | morgan | morning |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | morgan | Alternative form of *morgin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | murganaz | Alternative form of *murginaz; morning |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥kéno | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥Hko | to blink, twinkle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
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 |