Where does “sterz” come from?
sterz (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
sterz (Old High German): tail; handle
Ancestry of “sterz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |