Where does “stearc” come from?

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

stearc (Old English): severe, stern, harsh; stiff, rigid, not bending,...

Definitions

  1. severe, stern, harsh; stiff, rigid, not bending,...

Ancestry of “stearc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stearc”

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