Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *(s)terp- (-ph-)

Meaning: to loose force, sensibility, to become numb

Old Greek: stérphnion = sklērón, stereón Hsch.; ? stérphos n. `hide, skin'; térphos, -eos = érphos, stérphos (Nic.); térphē = lépüra Hsch.

Slavic: *tьrpnǭtī `цепенеть, застывать'; *tьrpъkъ(jь)

Baltic: *tir̃p- (-ja-/-sta-) vb., *tirp-ē̂- (*tir̃p-a-)

Germanic: *stir[b]=, *star[b]=, *ɵarb-i- adj.

Latin: torpeō, -ēre `erstarrt, betäubt, gefühllos, taub sein', torpidus, -a `betäubt, erstarrt, gefühllos'

Russ. meaning: терять силу, чувствительность, коченеть

References: WP II 627 f

Comments: Cf. *terp- - possibly the same root.

Vasmer's dictionary :

Word: те́рпкий,

Near etymology: те́рпко, укр. терпки́й, сербск.-цслав. тръпъкъ "acerbus", болг. тръ́пък, словен. tŕpǝk, tŕpka. "терпкий", чеш., слвц. trpký, польск. cierpki. Связано с предыдущим. Перссон (437 и сл.) сравнивает с др.-исл. þjarfr "слабый, вялый", нов.-перс. turuš "кислый" (*tṛfša-).

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Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *tir̃p- (-ja-/-sta-) vb., *tirp-ē̂- (*tir̃p-a-)

Meaning: thicken, harden

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: tir̃pti (-sta, -ō) `erstarren, gefühllos werden, einschlafen', dial. tirpḗti (tir̃pa) 'zittern'

Lettish: tìrpt (tir̃pt Rutzau) (-pju/-pstu, -pu) `vertauben, starr werden'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *stir[b]=, *star[b]=, *ɵarbi-

Meaning: numb, dry

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Old Norse: stjarfi m. `Starrkrampf'; stjarf-r `hartmäulig'; stirfinn `halsstarrig', starf n. `schwere Arbeit, Anstrengung, Geschäft'; starfa wk. `sich anstrengen'; ɵjarf-r `derb, geschmacklos; frisch; einfältig'; ptc. stirfin-n `trotzig'

Norwegian: tjerv; skjerva `Brustbeklemmung'; dial. starv; dial. starva `sich anstrengen; vor Kälte umkommen'

Old Swedish: starve `Art Krankheit'

Swedish: kärv `trocken, geschmacklos'; dial. starva wk.

Old English: ɵeorf `ungesauert, frisch'; steorfa `das Sterben, Aas; schlechtes Land'; steorfan

English: starve

Old Frisian: therf `heftig'

East Frisian: starven `erstarren, steif werden'

Old Saxon: thervi `ungesauert'; -stervo `Seuche, Tod'; stervan

Middle Dutch: derf `ungesauert'; sterven

Middle Low German: starven `erstarren, steif werden'

Old High German: therb (9.Jh.) `ungesäuert'; sterbo `Pest, Tod' (9.Jh.); sterban (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: dɛrp (-b-) `ungesäuert'; stërben st. 'sterben'; stërbe wk. m., st. f. 'das sterben, der tod; ansteckendes krankheit, pest'

German: derb; bair. derb `dürr, trocken, mager'; sterben