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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/startijaną

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑr.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*startijaną[1]

  1. to stand out stiffly

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *startijan
  • Old Norse: sterta

References

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