Where does “śter-” come from?

śter- (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “śter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “śter-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →