Etymology Explorer
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Where does “stari” come from?
stari (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic staraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.
Ancestry of “stari”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
staraz
stiff
2
Proto-Indo-European
(s)tern-
starling
Words derived from “stari”
stare
stari
stær
stare
star
knäppstare
rosenstare
strömstare
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