Where does “startkomma” come from?
startkomma (Danish) comes from Danish start, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
startkomma (Danish): a comma preceding a subordinate clause
Definitions
- a comma preceding a subordinate clause
Ancestry of “startkomma”, step by step
startkomma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | start | start; imperative of starte |
| 2 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 3 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 4 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 5 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |