Where does “starren” come from?
starren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German storrēn, from Proto-Germanic starjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “starren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | storrēn | to be stiff |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | starjaną | to be fixed, be rigid |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |