sterban
Old High German
verb
Definitions
- to die, become lifeless
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną (die, become stiff) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terp- (become numb, be motionless, be dead, lose force, lose sensibility, lose strength).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)terp-
Gloss
become numb, be motionless, be dead, lose force, lose sensibility, lose strength
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sterben German
- aansterven Dutch, Flemish
- afsterven Dutch, Flemish
- besterven Dutch, Flemish
- ontsterven Dutch, Flemish
- sterfbed Dutch, Flemish
- sterfdag Dutch, Flemish
- sterfelijk Dutch, Flemish
- sterfgeval Dutch, Flemish
- sterfjaar Dutch, Flemish
- sterfte Dutch, Flemish
- sterveling Dutch, Flemish
- stervelinge Dutch, Flemish
- sterven Dutch, Flemish
- uitsterven Dutch, Flemish
- versterven Dutch, Flemish
- wegsterven Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)terp- Proto-Indo-European
- *sterbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sterbaną Proto-Germanic
- *sturbanaz Proto-Germanic
- steorfan Old English
- sterven Middle English
- *sterfa Old Norse
- sterven Middle Dutch
- sterf Afrikaans
- sterben Middle High German
- stierwen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- stervan Old Dutch
- stervan Old Saxon
- steerbe Alemannic German
- stjerre Western Frisian
- sterva Old Frisian
- sterrve Hunsrik
- sterew North Frisian