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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterbaną

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

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈster.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sterbaną

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

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