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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
A fientive verb derived from a strong verb *sterkaną (“to stiffen”) (attested only in its past participle).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Verb
*sturknaną[1][3]
- (intransitive) to dry up
- (intransitive) to thicken, congeal
Inflection
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sturki-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488: “*sturknan-”
- ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 259
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sturknōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 384