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Where does “stirðr” come from?

stirðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European ster — strong, steady.

Ancestry of “stirðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsterþjaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady

Words derived from “stirðr”

  • stel
  • styrdher
  • stirder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster →