Where does “stürzen” come from?

stürzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sturzen, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “stürzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansturzento hurl, plunge, turn upside down
2Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stürzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan →Every word from Old High German sturzen →