Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterbô

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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 *sterbaną +‎ *-ô.

Noun

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*sterbô m[1][2]

  1. that which kills; death, plague

Inflection

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masculine an-stemDeclension of *sterbô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sterbô *sterbaniz
vocative *sterbô *sterbaniz
accusative *sterbanų *sterbanunz
genitive *stirbiniz *sterbanǫ̂
dative *stirbini *sterbammaz
instrumental *stirbinē *sterbammiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ starve, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sterƀōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375