Where does “Starkling” come from?
Starkling (English) comes from English Stark, 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.
Starkling (English): Any of the six children of Ned Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones
Definitions
- Any of the six children of Ned Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones
Ancestry of “Starkling”, step by step
Starkling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Stark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 2 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 3 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |