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sterven.

to die

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈstɛrvə(n)/
  1. to die

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sterven, from Old Dutch stervan, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną, itself either from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terp- (“to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be dead, be motionless”) or from *sterbʰ- (“to be stiff, become stiff”).

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