Where does “setérék” come from?

setérék (Betawi) comes from Dutch sterk, from Middle Dutch starc, from Old Dutch starc, from Proto-West Germanic stark, from Proto-Germanic starkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.

setérék (Betawi): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “setérék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterkstrong, having physical strength; concentrated,...
2Middle Dutchstarc
3Old Dutchstarcstrong, powerful
4Proto-West Germanicstarkstiff, stark
5Proto-Germanicstarkaz
6Proto-Indo-European(s)terg-to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg-