Morpheme
Starch
Type
free base
Denotation
stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength
Etymology
Middle English sterchen; probably from unattested Old English *sterċen, *stierċen (stercedferhð)
Evidence
cornstarch, starch, starched, starchedness, starches, starchier, starchiest, starching, starchness, starchy, unstarched
