Where does “starche” come from?

starche (Middle English) comes from Middle English sterch, from Middle English stark, from Old English stearc, from Proto-West Germanic stark, from Proto-Germanic starkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.

Ancestry of “starche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsterchstiff
2Middle Englishstark—
3Old Englishstearcsevere, stern, harsh; stiff, rigid, not bending,...
4Proto-West Germanicstarkstiff, stark
5Proto-Germanicstarkaz—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)terg-to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff

Words derived from “starche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stark →