Where does “styrke” come from?

styrke (Danish) comes from Old Danish styrkæ, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

styrke (Danish): strength; strengthen, invigorate

Definitions

  1. strength; strengthen, invigorate

Ancestry of “styrke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishstyrkæ—
2Old Norsestyrkja—
3Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
4Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

Words derived from “styrke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →
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