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Where does “storten” come from?

storten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sterten, from Old Dutch sturten, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

storten (Dutch): to dump, to deposit; to plummet; to deposit into...

Definitions

  1. to dump, to deposit; to plummet; to deposit into...

Ancestry of “storten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstertento rush, fall, collapse
2Old Dutchsturten—
3Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “storten”

  • instorten
  • stortbevalling
  • stortbui
  • stortbad
  • uitstorten
  • sluikstorten
  • storting
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