Where does “stara” come from?

stara (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stara, from Proto-Germanic starjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stara (Icelandic): to stare; indefinite accusative singular of...

Definitions

  1. to stare; indefinite accusative singular of...

Ancestry of “stara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestarato stare
2Proto-Germanicstarjanąto be fixed, be rigid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Germanic starjaną →Every word from Old Norse stara →