Where does “Willensstärke” come from?

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

Willensstärke (German): willpower

Definitions

  1. willpower

Ancestry of “Willensstärke”, step by step

Willensstärke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stärke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStärkestrength; starch
2Middle High Germansterke—
3Old High Germansterkī—

via German [[Wille]]/[[Willen]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[Wille]]/[[Willen]]—
Every word from Old High German sterkī →Every word from Middle High German sterke →Every word from German Stärke →