Etymology

starn

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Today it means: A star. Full definition →

Middle English sterne ← Old Norse stjarna ← Proto-Germanic *sternǭ
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starn · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*h₂stḗr“star”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sternǭ“star”
  3. Old Norse · derived fromstjarna
  4. Middle English · inherited fromsterne
  5. English todaystarn

From Middle English sterne, starn, From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of star.

starn · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromstearn
  2. English todaystarn

From Old English stearn.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishsterne all →

stern

Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr all →

stardisasterEstherconstellation

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