English
starn
Starn comes from Old Norse stjarna ‘star’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sternǭ‘star’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350stjarna‘star’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sterne‘a luminous body visible in the sky’
- Englishtodaystarn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sternǭ‘star’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350stjarna‘star’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sterne‘a luminous body visible in the sky’
- Englishtodaystarn
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁s- ‘to burn, glow’
constellation, stellate, 18 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
disaster, stella, asteroid, astral, asterisk, aster, 25 more
through Proto-Germanic *sternǭ ‘star’
through Middle English sterne ‘a luminous body visible in the sky’
Today it means
noun A star.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr / starn