Where does “stara” come from?
stara (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic starjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “stara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | starjaną | to be fixed, be rigid |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “stara”