Where does “startness” come from?
startness (English) comes from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
startness (English): The condition of being started
Definitions
- The condition of being started
Ancestry of “startness”, step by step
startness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 2 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 3 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 4 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |