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Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (inherited)
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Proto-West Germanic *sterrō (inherited)
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Proto-West Germanic *sternō (mention)
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (derived)
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English star (inherited)
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Middle English stere (inherited)
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Middle English sterre (inherited)
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Old High German sterno (cognate)
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Sanskrit तारा (cognate)