Where does “styrt” come from?

styrt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk styrte, from Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

styrt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a shower, shower bath; an inundation; a crash

Definitions

  1. a shower, shower bath; an inundation; a crash

Ancestry of “styrt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstyrteto rush, dash; to fall down, topple over, plunge;...
2Middle Low Germanstörten—
3Old Saxonsturtian—
4Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “styrt”

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