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Where does “starrer” come from?

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

starrer (German): comparative degree of starr

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of starr

Ancestry of “starrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstarrrigid
2Middle High Germanstar—
3Old High Germanstara—
Every word from Old High German stara →