Where does “startovné” come from?
startovné (Czech) comes from Czech startovat, from Czech start, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz — rigid, stiff; to love.
startovné (Czech): starting fee, start fee
Definitions
- starting fee, start fee
Ancestry of “startovné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | startovat | to take part, to participate, to run |
| 2 | Czech | start | start beginning point of a race |
| 3 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 4 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 5 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 6 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 7 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |