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
Ancestry of “styrtan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sturtijan | to fall down, tumble |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |