Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterkaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“rigid, stiff”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*sterkaną
Inflection
editConjugation of *sterkaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *sterkan
- ⇒ Old Norse: *storkinn (past participle)
- ⇒ Old Norse: blōðstorkinn (“of stiff blood”)