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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstorrēnto be stiff
2Proto-Germanicstarjanąto be fixed, be rigid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “starren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Germanic starjaną →Every word from Old High German storrēn →
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