Where does “starttiluokka” come from?
starttiluokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish startti, 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.
Ancestry of “starttiluokka”, step by step
starttiluokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish startti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | startti | start; starter, starter motor |
| 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 |