Where does “Stärke” come from?

Stärke (German) comes from Middle High German sterke, from Old High German sterkī.

Stärke (German): strength; starch

Definitions

  1. strength; starch

Ancestry of “Stärke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansterke—
2Old High Germansterkī—

Words derived from “Stärke”

Every word from Old High German sterkī →Every word from Middle High German sterke →