Where does “startupper” come from?
startupper (English) comes from English startup, 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 — rigid, stiff; to love.
startupper (English): An entrepreneur who is a founder/co-founder of a...
Definitions
- An entrepreneur who is a founder/co-founder of a...
Ancestry of “startupper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | startup | The act or process of starting a process or... |
| 2 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 3 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 4 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 5 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |