Where does “sterc” come from?
sterc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stark, from Proto-Germanic starkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.
Ancestry of “sterc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | stark | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |
Words derived from “sterc”