Where does “start” come from?
Start comes from Middle English sterten, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter-, a root meaning to move abruptly or turn.
start (English): The beginning of an activity; A sudden...
Definitions
- The beginning of an activity; A sudden...
Ancestry of “start”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stert | start; beginning; tail |
| 2 | Old English | steort | tail |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *stert | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
Words derived from “start”