sterben

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃtɛʁbən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to die
  • (transitive) to die of a (particular kind of) death

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sterben inherited from Old High German sterban 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), *sterbʰ- (become stiff, be stiff).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sterbʰ-

Gloss

become stiff, be stiff

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