Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterkaną
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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
Etymology
A lost strong verb, attested only in its past participle, related to *starkuz (“stiff, strong”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*sterkaną
Inflection
Conjugation of *sterkaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *sterkan
- ⇒ Old Norse: *storkinn (past participle)
- ⇒ Old Norse: blōðstorkinn (“of stiff blood”)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sturki-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488: “*sterkan-”