Where does “stāren” come from?
stāren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch staron, from Polish Staroń, from Polish Stary, from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “stāren”, step by step
Words derived from “stāren”