Where does “starkes Verb” come from?
starkes Verb (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.
starkes Verb (German): strong verb
Definitions
- strong verb
Ancestry of “starkes Verb”, step by step
starkes Verb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German stark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 2 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via German Verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verb | verb |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |