Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*sterg-
2 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-, most common first.
- starchA widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
- storgeNatural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.