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Where does “stareth” come from?

stareth (English) comes from English stare, from Polish stare, from Polish Stary, from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stareth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “stareth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstareTo look fixedly; To influence in some way by...
2Polishstareinflection of stary: ## neuter...
3PolishStary—
4Old Polishstary—
5Proto-Slavicstarъold
6Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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