Etymograph

English

starstuff

From star + stuff.

A compound of star + stuff

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’

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Proto-West Germanic *sternō

Proto-West Germanic *sterrō

Old English steorra ‘star’

Middle English sterre

English star

Latin stuffa

Middle English stuf

English stuff

Today it means

noun The material composition of stars; matter originated from stars; starmatter.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “starstuff”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / starstuff