Roots / *sterbʰ-mn̥-
sterbʰ-mn̥- “stiffening, dying, death-state” Widely accepted death rigidity
starve, sterile, stern, torpedo
At a Glance
Reconstruction sterbʰ-mn̥- Meaning “stiffening, dying, death-state” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field death, rigidity Nominal of *sterbʰ- giving English starve, stern, Latin sterilis > sterile, torpēre > torpedo.
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