Where does “opstarten” come from?
opstarten (Dutch) comes from Dutch starten, from Dutch 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.
opstarten (Dutch): to start up; to boot, to launch
Definitions
- to start up; to boot, to launch
Ancestry of “opstarten”, step by step
opstarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch starten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | starten | to start |
| 2 | Dutch | start | start |
| 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 |