Where does “stark” come from?
stark (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic starkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terg- — to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff.
stark (Proto-West Germanic): stiff, stark
Ancestry of “stark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |
Words derived from “stark”