Where does “Sterk” come from?

Sterk (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.

Ancestry of “Sterk”, step by step

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