Where does “staren” come from?
staren (Middle English) comes from Old English starian, from Proto-West Germanic *starēn, from Proto-Germanic starāną, from Proto-Indo-European stere-.
Ancestry of “staren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | starian | to stare |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *starēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | starāną | to gaze, stare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stere- | — |
Words derived from “staren”