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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staraz

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 Pre-Germanic *storh₁-os, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (to be stiff). Along with Proto-Germanic *sturrāną, points to an unattested strong verb *steraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑz/

Adjective

*staraz

  1. stiff

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *sturrāną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *star
    • Old Saxon: *star
      • Middle Low German: star
    • Old Dutch: *star
      • Middle Dutch: *star
    • Old High German: *star
  • Old Norse: starr

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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