Where does “clearstarcher” come from?
clearstarcher (English) comes from English clearstarch, from English starch, from Middle English starche, from Middle English sterch, from Middle English stark, from Old English stearc, from Proto-West Germanic stark, from Proto-Germanic starkaz — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.
clearstarcher (English): One who clearstarches
Ancestry of “clearstarcher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clearstarch | To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by... |
| 2 | English | starch | A widely diffused vegetable substance found... |
| 3 | Middle English | starche | — |
| 4 | Middle English | sterch | stiff |
| 5 | Middle English | stark | — |
| 6 | Old English | stearc | severe, stern, harsh; stiff, rigid, not bending,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stark | stiff, stark |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |