Where does “steorfan” come from?

steorfan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sterban, from Proto-Germanic sterbaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terp- — to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...

steorfan (Old English): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “steorfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sterbanto die
2Proto-Germanicsterbanąto become stiff; to die, become lifeless
3Proto-Indo-European(s)terp-to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be...

Words derived from “steorfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sterban →