Where does “staark” come from?

staark (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German starc, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

staark (Luxembourgish): strong; strongly

Definitions

  1. strong; strongly

Ancestry of “staark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstarc—
2Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
3Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →