Where does “sterk” come from?

sterk (Middle English) comes 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.

sterk (Middle English): strong; stiff

Definitions

  1. strong; stiff

Ancestry of “sterk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sterk”

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