Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterbaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)terp- (to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be dead, be motionless). Cognate with Latin torpēre. Or from Proto-Indo-European *sterbʰ- (to be stiff, become stiff), cognate with Ancient Greek στέρφνιος (stérphnios, hard, firm, tight).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*sterbaną

  1. to become stiff
  2. to die, become lifeless
    Synonym: *dawjaną

Inflection

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Descendants

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