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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstiː.rɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*stīrāną[1]

  1. to be stiff
  2. to stare

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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