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Where does “sterkā” come from?

sterkā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

sterkā (Proto-Celtic): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “sterkā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “sterkā”

  • searc
  • frith-sheirc
  • seirceil
  • mì-sheirc
  • seirc
  • serc
  • sercaid
  • sercach
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