Where does “sterten” come from?

sterten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sturten, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

sterten (Middle Dutch): to rush, fall, collapse

Definitions

  1. to rush, fall, collapse

Ancestry of “sterten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsturten—
2Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “sterten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan →Every word from Old Dutch sturten →
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