Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂stḗr

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Apparently from *h₂e(h₁)s- (“to burn, glow”) +‎ *-tḗr (agentive nominal suffix), so that the result literally meant “glower, shiner”. Compare *h₂éh₁tēr (“fire”).

Noun

*h₂stḗr m

1. star

Inflection

Athematic, hysterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*h₂stḗr
genitive	*h₂strés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₂stḗr	*h₂stérh₁(e)	*h₂stéres
vocative	*h₂stér	*h₂stérh₁(e)	*h₂stéres
accusative	*h₂stérm̥	*h₂stérh₁(e)	*h₂stérm̥s
genitive	*h₂strés	*?	*h₂stróHom
ablative	*h₂strés	*?	*h₂str̥mós, *h₂str̥bʰós
dative	*h₂stréy	*?	*h₂str̥mós, *h₂str̥bʰós
locative	*h₂stér, *h₂stéri	*?	*h₂str̥sú
instrumental	*h₂stréh₁	*?	*h₂str̥mís, *h₂str̥bʰís

Descendants

• Proto-Anatolian: *Hstḗrs
  • Hittite: 𒄩𒀸𒋼𒅕𒍝 (ḫašterz)
• Proto-Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: աստղ (astł)
    • Armenian: աստղ (astġ)
• Proto-Celtic: *sterā (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *sternǭ, *sternô (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic: *astḗr (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hstā́ (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒ Proto-Italic: *stērlā (diminutive)
  • Latin: stēlla (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Tocharian: *ścär-iye-
  • Tocharian A: śre, (plural) śren̄
  • Tocharian B: ścirye
• →? Proto-Semitic: *ʕaṯtar- (“Ishtar, Astarte”, name of a star goddess) (see there for further descendants)