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

  1. rigidity, stiffness

Ancestry of “starheid”, step by step

starheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch star

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstarstiff, frozen; rigid
2Middle Dutchstar
3Old Dutch*star
4Proto-West Germanic*starstiff
5Proto-Germanicstarazstiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tern-starling

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern-Every word from Proto-Germanic starazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *star