Where does “starc” come from?

starc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

starc (Old English): stiff, obstinate, severe, etc

Definitions

  1. stiff, obstinate, severe, etc

Ancestry of “starc”, step by step

starc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic starkuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
2Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Proto-Germanic starkaz

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

Words derived from “starc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →