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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterkaną

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 *sterg- (“rigid, stiff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈster.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sterkaną

  1. to become stiff, stiffen

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sterkan
    • Old High German: *sterkan
      • ⇒ Old High German: gistorkan (“reinforced”, past participle)
  • ⇒ Old Norse: *storkinn (past participle)
    • ⇒ Old Norse: blōðstorkinn (“of stiff blood”)
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