Where does “navelstaren” come from?

navelstaren (Dutch) comes from Dutch staren, from Middle Dutch stāren, from Old Dutch staron, from Polish Staroń, from Polish Stary, from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros — to stand.

navelstaren (Dutch): to navel-gaze

Definitions

  1. to navel-gaze

Ancestry of “navelstaren”, step by step

navelstaren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch staren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstarento gaze, stare
2Middle Dutchstāren—
3Old Dutchstaronto gaze, stare
4PolishStaroń—
5PolishStaryold
6Old Polishstaryold
7Proto-Slavicstarъold
8Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch navel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnavelnavel
2Middle Dutchnavele—
3Old Dutchnavalonavel
4Proto-West Germanicnabulōnavel
5Proto-Germanicnabulô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰilosnavel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

Words derived from “navelstaren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros →
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