Where does “storch” come from?
storch (German) comes from Middle High German storch, from Old High German storah, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.
Ancestry of “storch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | storch | — |
| 2 | Old High German | storah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sturkaz | stork |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sr̥ǵos | stork |