Where does “starian” come from?

starian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *starēn, from Proto-Germanic starāną, from Proto-Indo-European stere-.

starian (Old English): to stare

Definitions

  1. to stare

Ancestry of “starian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*starēnto gaze, stare
2Proto-Germanicstarānąto gaze, stare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstere-—

Words derived from “starian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stere- →Every word from Proto-Germanic starāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *starēn →