Where does “strēpōną” come from?

strēpōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.

Ancestry of “strēpōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

Words derived from “strēpōną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)-
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