Where does “verstarren” come from?
verstarren (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.
verstarren (Dutch): to become petrified
Definitions
- to become petrified
Ancestry of “verstarren”, step by step
verstarren 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 ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |