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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *stark (“stiff, stark”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).
Noun
*starkī f
- rigidity, stiffness
- strength, fortitude
Inflection
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Singular
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*starkī
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| Genitive
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*starkīn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*starkī
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| Accusative
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*starkīn
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| Genitive
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*starkīn
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| Dative
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*starkīn
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| Instrumental
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*starkīn
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Descendants
- Old English: *stierċe
- Middle English: sterche, starche
- English: starch
- Scots: sterch, stearch, stairch
- Old Saxon: *sterki
- Old Dutch: sterki
- Old High German: starchī, sterkī