ledestjerne
Danish
[ˈleːðəˌsd̥jæɐ̯nə]
noun
Definitions
- lodestar, star (or different thing) used for navigation
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse leiðarstjarna (lodestar) derived from Proto-Germanic *laidō (a way, course, way, leading) affix from Danish lede (lead, loathing, conduct) + Danish stjerne (star).
Origin
Danish
stjerne
Gloss
star
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lode English
- lodestar English
- star English
- *leyt- Proto-Indo-European
- *laidō Proto-Germanic
- *mann- Proto-Germanic
- lad Old English
- lād Old English
- lādmann Old English
- leið Old Norse
- leiða Old Norse
- leiðarstjarna Old Norse
- stjarna Old Norse
- Hundestjernen Danish
- aflede Danish
- fiksstjerne Danish
- lede Danish
- leder Danish
- ledning Danish
- livslede Danish
- politikerlede Danish
- stjerne Danish
- stjernekaster Danish
- stjerneskud Danish
- søstjerne Danish
- udlede Danish
- vandrestjerne Danish
- vejlede Danish
- verdensstjerne Danish
- laid Estonian
- *laita Proto-Finnic