stark
English
/stɑɹk/, /stɑːk/
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Hard, firm; obdurate.
- Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- (archaic) Strong; vigorous; powerful.
- Stiff, rigid.
- Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
- Complete, absolute, full.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stark inherited from Old English stearc (strong, stark, rough) inherited from Proto-Germanic *starkaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- (rigid, stiff, be stiff).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)terg-
Gloss
rigid, stiff, be stiff
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- starken English
- starkers English
- starkish English
- starkly English
- starkness English
- Starkbier German
- Stärke German
- ausdrucksstark German
- halbstark German
- kopfballstark German
- lautstark German
- leistungsstark German
- mittelstark German
- nervenstark German
- stark German
- starkmachen German
- willensstark German
- oersterk Dutch, Flemish
- sterk Dutch, Flemish
- sterkhouder Dutch, Flemish
- sterkte Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)terg- Proto-Indo-European
- *treg- Proto-Indo-European
- *starkaz Proto-Germanic
- kryddstark Swedish
- stark Swedish
- starköl Swedish
- slitesterk Norwegian Nynorsk
- sterk Norwegian Nynorsk
- stearc Old English
- stearcmod Old English
- starche Middle English
- stark Middle English
- starkenen Middle English
- starkli Middle English
- starknes Middle English
- starkr Old Norse
- forstærke Danish
- stærk Danish
- trykstærk Danish
- sterkur Icelandic
- starc Middle Dutch
- starc Old High German
- stark Middle High German
- staark Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- stark Old Dutch
- starker Old Swedish