Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stīrāną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *stīraz (stiff, motionless) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiː.rɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*stīrāną[1]

  1. to be stiff
  2. to stare

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*stīrēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 379