Where does “stierwen” come from?

stierwen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sterban, from Proto-West Germanic *sterban, from Proto-Germanic sterbaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terp- — to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...

stierwen (Luxembourgish): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “stierwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansterban"strong class III"; to die, become lifeless
2Proto-West Germanic*sterbanto die
3Proto-Germanicsterbanąto become stiff; to die, become lifeless
4Proto-Indo-European(s)terp-to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terp-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterbanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sterban