Where does “styrke” come from?

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

styrke (Norwegian Nynorsk): strength; force; team; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. strength; force; team; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “styrke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
2Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
3Proto-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 →