Where does “störta” come from?

störta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish styrta, from Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

störta (Swedish): to descend or fall uncontrollably, ultimately...

Definitions

  1. to descend or fall uncontrollably, ultimately...

Ancestry of “störta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstyrta—
2Middle Low Germanstörten—
3Old Saxonsturtian—
4Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “störta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan →Every word from Old Saxon sturtian →