Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sterben, from Old High German sterban, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną. Cognate with German sterben, Dutch sterven, English starve, Icelandic stirfinn.

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Verb

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steerbe (third-person singular simple present stirbt, past participle gstorbe, auxiliary sii)

  1. to die