Where does “שטאַרק” come from?

שטאַרק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

שטאַרק (Yiddish): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “שטאַרק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstark—
2Old High Germanstarkstrong
3Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
4Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →