Where does “stare” come from?
Stare derives from Middle English staren, from Old English stærian, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, which may be related to Proto-Indo-European sterh₁-, meaning to be stiff or rigid.
stare (English): To look fixedly; To influence in some way by...
Definitions
- To look fixedly; To influence in some way by...
Ancestry of “stare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | stare | inflection of stary:
## neuter... |
| 2 | Polish | Stary | — |
| 3 | Old Polish | stary | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | starъ | old |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | staʔros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “stare”