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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starāną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ster- (strong, steady).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*starāną[1]

  1. to gaze, stare

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *starēn
    • Old English: starian
    • Old Saxon: starrōn
    • Old Dutch: *staron
    • Old High German: starēn
  • Old Norse: stara

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*starēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
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