Where does “starheid” come from?
starheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch star, from Middle Dutch star, from Old Dutch *star, from Proto-West Germanic *star, from Proto-Germanic staraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.
starheid (Dutch): rigidity, stiffness
Definitions
- rigidity, stiffness
Ancestry of “starheid”, step by step
starheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch star
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | star | stiff, frozen; rigid |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | star | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *star | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *star | stiff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | staraz | stiff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tern- | starling |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |