Starn

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German sterno, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, *sternô (compare Dutch ster (“star”), Old English steorra (“star”) (Modern English star), Danish stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Further cognates include Latin stēlla (“star”), Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) and Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”). Doublet of Aster and Star.

Noun

Starn m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) star

Related terms

• Starrle

References

• 1993 Hans Becher: "Das Lied vom Vugelbeerbaam und sein Dichter der Forstmeister August Max Schreyer." P. 23