Where does “sterk” come from?

sterk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch starc, from Old Dutch starc, from Proto-West Germanic stark, from Proto-Germanic starkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.

sterk (Dutch): strong, having physical strength; concentrated,...

Definitions

  1. strong, having physical strength; concentrated,...

Ancestry of “sterk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstarc—
2Old Dutchstarcstrong, powerful
3Proto-West Germanicstarkstiff, stark
4Proto-Germanicstarkaz—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terg-to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff

Words derived from “sterk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stark →