Where does “sturne” come from?

sturne (Middle English) comes from Old English styrne, from Proto-Germanic sturnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “sturne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstyrnestern, grave, strict, austere, hard, severe,...
2Proto-Germanicsturnijazangry, astonished, shocked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “sturne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturnijaz →Every word from Old English styrne →