Where does “stary” come from?

stary (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.

stary (English): Alternative spelling of starey

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of starey

Ancestry of “stary”, step by step

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