Where does “storkna” come from?
storkna (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse storkna, from Proto-Germanic sturknaną, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
storkna (Old Swedish): to stiffen, to become stiff
Definitions
- to stiffen, to become stiff
Ancestry of “storkna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | storkna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sturknaną | to dry up; to thicken, congeal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |