Where does “starāną” come from?

starāną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stere-.

starāną (Proto-Germanic): to gaze, stare

Definitions

  1. to gaze, stare

Ancestry of “starāną”, step by step

starāną traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European stere-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstere-

via Proto-Indo-European ster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady

via Proto-Indo-European strē-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstrē-strip, stripe, line, streak, stream, arrow;...

Words derived from “starāną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stere-