Etymology

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”). Cognate with Old Frisian sterva, Old Saxon stervan, Old Dutch stervan, Old High German sterban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteorvɑn/