Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗The beginning of an activity. · A sudden involuntary movement. · The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc. · An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan Old English styrtan Middle English stertendeverb. Middle English stert English start From Middle English stert, from the verb sterten (“to start, startle”). See below.
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- Derivation mentionstertenm
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