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

ōn-stemDeclension of *sterǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sterǭ	*sterōniz
vocative	*sterǭ	*sterōniz
accusative	*sterōnų	*sterōnunz
genitive	*sterōniz	*sterōnǫ̂
dative	*sterōni	*sterōmaz
instrumental	*sterōnē	*sterōmiz

Related terms

• *sterkǭ
  • Middle High German: sterke
    • German: Stārke
• *sterô
• *sturraz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍉 (stairō)

References

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