Where does “stert” come from?
stert (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stert, from Proto-West Germanic *stert, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
stert (Middle Dutch): tail; behind, backside; back part of something
Definitions
- tail; behind, backside; back part of something
Ancestry of “stert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | stert | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stert | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
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