Where does “Starkregen” come from?

Starkregen (German) comes 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.

Starkregen (German): intense rain, torrential rain

Definitions

  1. intense rain, torrential rain

Ancestry of “Starkregen”, step by step

Starkregen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstarkstrong; great, brilliant, awesome
2Middle High Germanstark—
3Old High Germanstarkstrong
4Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
5Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via German Ręgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRęgen—
2Middle High Germanrëgen—
3Old High Germanreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →