Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/starkī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *stark (“stiff, stark”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*starkī f

rigidity, stiffness
strength, fortitude

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*starkī
Genitive	*starkīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*starkī	—
Accusative	*starkīn	—
Genitive	*starkīn	—
Dative	*starkīn	—
Instrumental	*starkīn	—

Descendants

Old English: *stierċe
- Middle English: sterche, starche
  - English: starch
  - Scots: sterch, stearch, stairch
Old Saxon: *sterki
- Middle Low German: sterke
Old Dutch: sterki
- Middle Dutch: sterke
  - Dutch: sterk (dialectal)
Old High German: starchī, sterkī
- Middle High German: sterke
  - German: Stärke