Old English stær

← Old English *stœr (mention)

← Old English stēr (alter)

← Old English stēor (alter)

← Proto-Germanic *staraz (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *star- (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *ster- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)tern- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *storo- (derived)

→ English starling (mention)

→ English stare (inherited)

→ Latin astur (cognate)