Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *sterbaną, itself either from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terp- (to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be dead, be motionless) or from *sterbʰ- (to be stiff, become stiff). Cognate with Old Saxon stervan, Old English steorfan, Dutch sterven, Old Frisian sterva.

Verb edit

sterban strong class III

  1. to die, become lifeless

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit