Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starāną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

A verbal formation related to *staraz (“stiff”), that is, "look at rigidly" > "stare".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*starāną

1. to gaze, stare

Inflection

Conjugation of *starāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*starō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*staraisi	?	*starai	*starāsai	?
3rd singular	*staraiþi	?	*starāþau	*starāþai	?
1st dual	*starōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*starāþiz	?	*starāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*starāmaz	?	—	*starānþai	?
2nd plural	*staraiþ	?	*staraiþ	*starānþai	?
3rd plural	*starānþi	?	*starānþau	*starānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*staradǭ	*staradēdį̄
2nd singular	*staradēz	*staradēdīz
3rd singular	*staradē	*staradēdī
1st dual	*staradēdū	*staradēdīw
2nd dual	*staradēdudiz	*staradēdīdiz
1st plural	*staradēdum	*staradēdīm
2nd plural	*staradēdud	*staradēdīd
3rd plural	*staradēdun	*staradēdīn
	present	past
participles	*starāndz	*staradaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *starēn
  • Old English: starian
    • Middle English: stāren
      • English: stare
  • Old Saxon: starrōn
    • Middle Low German: starren, staren
  • Old Dutch: *staron
    • Middle Dutch: stāren
      • Dutch: staren
        • Afrikaans: staar
      • Limburgish: staore
  • Old High German: starēn
    • Middle High German: staren
      • German: starren
• Old Norse: stara
  • Icelandic: stara
  • Faroese: stara
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stara