Where does “стартовый” come from?

стартовый (Russian) comes from Russian старт, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.

стартовый (Russian): starting; launching; initial

Definitions

  1. starting; launching; initial

Ancestry of “стартовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстартstart; launchpad
2EnglishStartA typical button for video games, originally used...
3EnglishStarkThe language spoken in the Ender's Game series,...
4Germanstarkstrong; great, brilliant, awesome
5Middle High Germanstark
6Old High Germanstarkstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz
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