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Where does “styrte” come from?

styrte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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...

styrte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to rush, dash; to fall down, topple over, plunge;...

Definitions

  1. to rush, dash; to fall down, topple over, plunge;...

Ancestry of “styrte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “styrte”

  • radiostyrt
  • styrtregn
  • styrt
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