Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “størkne” come from?

størkne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse storkna, from Proto-Germanic sturknaną, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

størkne (Norwegian Bokmål): to congeal, coagulate; to harden, set, solidify

Definitions

  1. to congeal, coagulate; to harden, set, solidify

Ancestry of “størkne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestorkna—
2Proto-Germanicsturknanąto dry up; to thicken, congeal
3Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →