Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/starkiþu

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”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*starkiþu f

1. power, strength

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*starkiþu
Genitive	*starkiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*starkiþu	*starkiþō
Accusative	*starkiþā	*starkiþā
Genitive	*starkiþā	*starkiþō
Dative	*starkiþē	*starkiþōm, *starkiþum
Instrumental	*starkiþu	*starkiþōm, *starkiþum

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *sterkitha
  • Middle Dutch: sterkede, stercte
    • Dutch: sterkte
• Old High German: sterkida
  • Middle High German: sterkede