stervan

Old Saxon

verb

Definitions

to die, become lifeless

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną (die, become stiff).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sterbaną

Gloss

die, become stiff

Concept

Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(s)terp- Proto-Indo-European
*sterbaną Proto-Germanic
*sturbanaz Proto-Germanic
steorfan Old English
sterven Middle English
*sterfa Old Norse
sterban Old High German
sterben Middle High German
stierwen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
stervan Old Dutch
sterva Old Frisian
sterrve Hunsrik