Where does “starc” come from?

starc (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic stark, from Proto-Germanic starkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.

starc (Old Dutch): strong, powerful

Definitions

  1. strong, powerful

Ancestry of “starc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstarkstiff, stark
2Proto-Germanicstarkaz—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)terg-to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff

Words derived from “starc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stark →