Where does “stark” come from?

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

stark (Old High German): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “stark”, step by step

stark 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-West Germanic stark

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

Words derived from “stark”

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