sterven
Middle Dutch
/ˈstervən/
verb
Definitions
- to die
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch stervan 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
- 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
- *sterbaną Proto-Germanic
- *sturbanaz Proto-Germanic
- steorfan Old English
- *sterfa Old Norse
- sterban Old High German
- sterf Afrikaans
- stervan Old Dutch
- stervan Old Saxon
- sterva Old Frisian