Where does “strong verbs” come from?
strong verbs (English) comes from English strong verb, from German starkes Verb, 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.
strong verbs (English): plural of strong verb
Ancestry of “strong verbs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | strong verb | Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut... |
| 2 | German | starkes Verb | strong verb |
| 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 |