Where does “sterven” come from?

sterven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stervan, from Proto-Germanic sterbaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terp- — to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...

sterven (Middle Dutch): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “sterven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstervanto die
2Proto-Germanicsterbanąto become stiff; to die, become lifeless
3Proto-Indo-European(s)terp-to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...

Words derived from “sterven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterbaną →Every word from Old Dutch stervan →
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