sterban

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Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sterbaną, itself either from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terp- (to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be dead, be motionless) or from *sterbʰ- (to be stiff, become stiff). Cognate with Old Saxon stervan, Old English steorfan, Dutch sterven, Old Frisian sterva.

Verb[edit]

sterban strong class III

  1. to die, become lifeless

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