Where does “styrte” come from?

styrte (Danish) comes from Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

styrte (Danish): to rush

Definitions

  1. to rush

Ancestry of “styrte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstörten—
2Old Saxonsturtian—
3Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan →Every word from Old Saxon sturtian →