Where does “storkna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “storkna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsturknanąto dry up; to thicken, congeal
2Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “storkna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic sturknaną