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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

An o-grade adjective derived from a lost strong verb *sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (rigid, stiff).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑr.kuz/

Adjective

*starkuz

  1. stiff; rigid
  2. strong

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *starkį̄
  • *starkijaną
  • *starkiþō
  • *starkōną
  • *starkǭ
  • *sturknaną

Descendants

References

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