Where does “styrke” come from?

styrke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

styrke (Norwegian Bokmål): strength; force; to strengthen

Definitions

  1. strength; force; to strengthen

Ancestry of “styrke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestyrkja—
2Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
3Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

Words derived from “styrke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →
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