Where does “styrkja” come from?

styrkja (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

Ancestry of “styrkja”, step by step

styrkja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse styrkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
2Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Proto-Germanic sturkijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsturkijaną—

Words derived from “styrkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →