Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterǭ

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 *ster- (“infertile”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈste.rɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sterǭ f

  1. infertile woman

Inflection

Declension of *sterǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sterǭ *sterōniz
vocative *sterǭ *sterōniz
accusative *sterōnų *sterōnunz
genitive *sterōniz *sterōnǫ̂
dative *sterōni *sterōmaz
instrumental *sterōnē *sterōmiz
  • *sterkǭ
    • Middle High German: sterke
      • German: Stārke
  • *sterô
  • *sturraz

Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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