Where does “Stark” come from?

Stark (English) comes from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “Stark”, step by step

Stark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstarkstrong; great, brilliant, awesome
2Middle High Germanstark—
3Old High Germanstarkstrong
4Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
5Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Middle English stark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstark—
2Old Englishstearcsevere, stern, harsh; stiff, rigid, not bending,...

Words derived from “Stark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →