Where does “starre” come from?

starre (Middle English) comes from Old Norse stǫrr, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁- — to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff.

Ancestry of “starre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫrra sedge
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₁-to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff

Words derived from “starre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁-