English
Starkling
From Stark + -ling.
Formed from Stark + -ling
Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- ‘rigid, stiff’
Proto-Germanic *starkuz ‘stiff, strong’
Proto-West Germanic *stark ‘stiff, stark’
Old English stearc ‘stiff, rigid, not bending, unyielding’
Middle English stark
English Stark
Today it means
noun Any of the six children of Ned Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
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Etymograph / Starkling