Roots / *sterbʰ-₂
sterbʰ-₂ “to become rigid, die, stiffen” Widely accepted death rigidity
Source of English starve, stiff, German sterben
At a Glance
Reconstruction sterbʰ-₂ Meaning “to become rigid, die, stiffen” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field death, rigidity Root for stiffening/dying, yielding English starve (originally to die), German sterben (to die).
bʰer-g- “to hide, to protect, to bury” dʰrewn- “to fall into water, to drown” ǵʰeysd- “to be terrified, ghost/spirit” gʷenh₂- “to strike, kill” gʷʰen-mn̥- “a striking, killing blow” gʷʰn̥-tó-₂ “struck down, slain” h₁ey-tó- “gone, departed, past” h₁leydʰ- “to go, to depart, to die” related entry