Where does “sterkte” come from?
sterkte (Dutch) comes from Dutch sterk, 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.
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Ancestry of “sterkte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | sterk | strong, having physical strength; concentrated,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | starc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | starc | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stark | stiff, stark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |
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