From Middle Dutch stāren, from Old Dutch *staron, from Proto-West Germanic *starēn.
staren
| Conjugation of staren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | staren | |||
| past singular | staarde | |||
| past participle | gestaard | |||
| infinitive | staren | |||
| gerund | staren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | staar | staarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | staart, staar2 | staarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | staart | staarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | staart | staarde | ||
| 3rd person singular | staart | staarde | ||
| plural | staren | staarden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | stare | staarde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | staren | staarden | ||
| imperative sing. | staar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | staart | |||
| participles | starend | gestaard | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Old English starian, from Proto-West Germanic *starēn, from Proto-Germanic *starāną.
staren
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
staren m
staren