Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stark

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 Proto-Germanic *starkuz.

Adjective

*stark

  1. stiff, stark

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *stark
Genitive *starkas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *stark *starku *stark
Accusative *starkanā *starkā *stark
Genitive *starkas *starkeʀā *starkas
Dative *starkumē *starkeʀē *starkumē
Instrumental *starku *starkeʀu *starku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *starkē *starkō *starku
Accusative *starkā *starkā *starku
Genitive *starkeʀō *starkeʀō *starkeʀō
Dative *starkēm, *starkum *starkēm, *starkum *starkēm, *starkum
Instrumental *starkēm, *starkum *starkēm, *starkum *starkēm, *starkum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: starc, stearc, *stierc
  • Old Frisian: sterk, stark, steric
    • Saterland Frisian: stäärk
    • West Frisian: sterk, sturk
  • Old Saxon: stark, *sterk
  • Old Dutch: starc
    • Middle Dutch: starc, sterc
      • Dutch: sterk
        • Negerhollands: stark, sterk
          • → Virgin Islands Creole: sterek (dated)
        • → Indonesian: ster (“queen (chess)”)
        • → Papiamentu: stèrki
      • Limburgish: stèrk
  • Old High German: starah, starch, starc, stark
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