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Where does “styrkæ” come from?

styrkæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

Ancestry of “styrkæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestyrkja—
2Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
3Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →