Where does “zusammenstürzen” come from?
zusammenstürzen (German) comes from German stürzen, 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...
zusammenstürzen (German): to collapse
Ancestry of “zusammenstürzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | stürzen | to fall down, to drop, to tumble; to dash, to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stürzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sturzen | to hurl, plunge, turn upside down |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sturtijan | to fall down, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |