Where does “Sterek” come from?

Sterek (English) 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.

Sterek (English): The ship of characters Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale from the television series Teen Wolf

Definitions

  1. The ship of characters Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale from the television series Teen Wolf

Ancestry of “Sterek”, step by step

Sterek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sterk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterkstrong, having physical strength; concentrated,...
2Middle Dutchstarc
3Old Dutchstarcstrong, powerful
4Proto-West Germanicstarkstiff, stark
5Proto-Germanicstarkaz
6Proto-Indo-European(s)terg-to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff

via English Derek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDerek

via English Stiles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStiles
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg-