Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkuz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*starkuz

  1. stiff; rigid
  2. strong

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References[edit]

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