Lexicon:Proto/sterhevner
| sterhevner | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Proto CLT |
| Pronunciation | /steɾ.ˈhev.neɾ/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | pre-Fall; compressed from "stairway to heaven" |
| Later form | Middle Heivra, Middle Hēvnēra |
| Related words | harmoner, klapbak |
sterhevner — stairway to heaven; the one song every learner plays and nobody wants to hear, and so the instrument it is played on.
Notes
pre-Fall. The sense moved from the song to the instrument within a generation, and the song itself was never recorded and is not known.