Where does “sterfjaar” come from?

sterfjaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sterfjaar (Dutch): year of a person's death

Definitions

  1. year of a person's death

Ancestry of “sterfjaar”, step by step

sterfjaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch jaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchjaarA year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the...
2Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
3Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
4Old Dutchrincring, circle
5Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
6Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Dutch sterven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstervento die
2Middle Dutchstervento die
3Old Dutchstervanto die
4Proto-Germanicsterbanąto become stiff; to die, become lifeless
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terp-to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →