Starn

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German stërne, from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, *sternô.

See also Dutch ster (“star”), Old English steorra (“star”) (Modern English star), Danish stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō). 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