Where does “sterkleikr” come from?

sterkleikr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

sterkleikr (Old Norse): strength

Definitions

  1. strength

Ancestry of “sterkleikr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesterkrstrong
2Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
3Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →