Where does “staren” come from?

staren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German starēn, from Proto-Germanic starāną, from Proto-Indo-European stere-.

Ancestry of “staren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstarēnto stare
2Proto-Germanicstarānąto gaze, stare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstere-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stere- →Every word from Proto-Germanic starāną →Every word from Old High German starēn →