Where does “styrka” come from?

styrka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish styrkia, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

styrka (Swedish): strength; force; a troop, a military force

Definitions

  1. strength; force; a troop, a military force

Ancestry of “styrka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstyrkiato strengthen
2Old Norsestyrkja—
3Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
4Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

Words derived from “styrka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →