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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/startijaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter- (to be stiff).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑr.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*startijaną[1]

  1. to stand out stiffly

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *startijan
    • Old High German: *sterzen
      • Middle High German: sterzen
  • Old Norse: sterta

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*startjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
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