Where does “stürzen” come from?

stürzen (German) comes from Middle High German stürzen, from Old High German sturzen, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stürzen (German): to fall down, to drop, to tumble; to dash, to...

Definitions

  1. to fall down, to drop, to tumble; to dash, to...

Ancestry of “stürzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstürzen—
2Old High Germansturzento hurl, plunge, turn upside down
3Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stürzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan →Every word from Old High German sturzen →
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