Where does “stark” come from?

stark (German) comes 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.

stark (German): strong; great, brilliant, awesome

Definitions

  1. strong; great, brilliant, awesome

Ancestry of “stark”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →
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