Where does “styrtan” come from?

styrtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

styrtan (Old English): to leap up, start

Definitions

  1. to leap up, start

Ancestry of “styrtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “styrtan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter-Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan
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