Where does “staring” come from?
Staring descends from Middle English star, Old English stær, Proto-Germanic stiuriją, and Proto-Indo-European stere-, ultimately from the root sterh₁- meaning to spread or extend.
staring (English): present participle of stare; The act of one who...
Definitions
- present participle of stare; The act of one who...
Ancestry of “staring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stare | To look fixedly; To influence in some way by... |
| 2 | Polish | stare | inflection of stary:
## neuter... |
| 3 | Polish | Stary | — |
| 4 | Old Polish | stary | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | starъ | old |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | staʔros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “staring”