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.
Ancestry of “starc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | stark | stiff, stark |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |