Where does “stark” come from?

stark (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

Ancestry of “stark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstarkstrong
2Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
3Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “stark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →