Where does “stœren” come from?

stœren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan — to destroy, disturb.

Ancestry of “stœren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstōren—
2Proto-West Germanic*staurijanto destroy, disturb
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan →Every word from Old High German stōren →
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