Where does “sterban” come from?

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

sterban (Old High German): "strong class III"; to die, become lifeless

Definitions

  1. "strong class III"; to die, become lifeless

Ancestry of “sterban”, 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 “sterban”

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