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

Definitions

  1. to collapse

Ancestry of “zusammenstürzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstürzento fall down, to drop, to tumble; to dash, to...
2Middle High Germanstürzen—
3Old High Germansturzento hurl, plunge, turn upside down
4Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
5Proto-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 High German sturzen →