Etymology

daystar

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Today it means: The planet Venus as the morning star. Full definition →

Middle English daysterre ← Old English dæġsteorra
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  1. Old English · inherited fromdæġsteorra
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdaysterre
  3. English todaydaystar

From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.