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Where does “starr” come from?

starr (German) comes from Middle High German star, from Old High German stara.

starr (German): rigid

Definitions

  1. rigid

Ancestry of “starr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstar—
2Old High Germanstara—

Words derived from “starr”

  • starrsinnig
  • Starrsinn
  • starrköpfig
  • starrer
  • Erstarrung
  • erstarren
Every word from Old High German stara →