Where does “steirt” come from?

steirt (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch stert, from Old Dutch stert, from Proto-West Germanic *stert, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

steirt (West Flemish): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “steirt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsterttail; behind, backside; back part of something
2Old Dutchsterttail
3Proto-West Germanic*stert—
4Proto-Germanicstertaztail
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stertaz →