starian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to stare

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *starjaną (be rigid, be fixed).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*starjaną

Gloss

be rigid, be fixed

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

stare English
stereo English
stereoscope English
стерадиан Russian
στερεός Ancient Greek
στῆριγξ Ancient Greek
χολή Ancient Greek
*ster Proto-Indo-European
*ster- Proto-Indo-European
*stere- Proto-Indo-European
*starjaną Proto-Germanic
*starāną Proto-Germanic
staren Middle English
stara Old Norse
stara Icelandic
starēn Old High German
staren Middle High German