- (s)ter-7n-
- (s)ter-7n-English meaning: sharp stalk or thornDeutsche Übersetzung: in Worten for stechende PflanzenschäfteNote: to ster- “ stare, stiff sein”Material: O.Ind. tŕ̥ṇa-m “Grashalm, grass, herb”; Gk. τέρναξ “Artischocken-, Kaktusstengel”; Goth. Þaú rnus, O.Ice. O.E. Þorn, O.H.G. dorn “thorn”; O.C.S. trъnъ “thorn”, strъnь “Halm”.References: WP. II 641, Trautmann 324, Vasmer 3, 14, 98.
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.