Etymology

starken

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Today it means: To make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate. Full definition →

Middle English starkenen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromstarkenen“to grow strong”
  2. English todaystarken

From Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), equivalent to stark + -en.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.