Etymology

starscape

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Today it means: A picture or view of a field of stars. Full definition →

English landscapebf. ← Middle English sterre ← Old English steorra
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  6. Old Englishsteorra
  7. Middle Englishsterre
  8. Englishstar
  9. Englishlandscapebf.
  10. English todaystarscape

From star + -scape.

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