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Where does “starkuz” come from?

starkuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

starkuz (Proto-Germanic): stiff; rigid; strong

Definitions

  1. stiff; rigid; strong

Ancestry of “starkuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “starkuz”

  • stark
  • starch
  • starkly
  • starchy
  • cornstarch
  • starchiness
  • nonstarchy
  • nonstarch
  • starcher
  • starchless
  • nitrostarch
  • starchily
  • clearstarcher
  • pentastarch
  • starchlike
  • starchness
  • distarch
  • starchly
  • unstarch
  • clearstarch
  • non-starchy
  • overstarch
  • starchwort
  • tetrastarch
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