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.
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.
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