Where does “*starēn” come from?
*starēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic starāną, from Proto-Indo-European stere-.
Ancestry of “*starēn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | starāną | to gaze, stare |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stere- | — |