Where does “שטערן” come from?

שטערן (Yiddish) comes 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.

שטערן (Yiddish): star; forehead; to hinder, to prevent, to...

Definitions

  1. star; forehead; to hinder, to prevent, to...

Ancestry of “שטערן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstërnestar
2Old High Germansternostar
3Proto-West Germanicsternō—
4Proto-Germanicsternôstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “שטערן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →