Where does “steur” come from?

steur (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch steur, from Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Frankish sturjō, from Proto-Germanic sturjô — sturgeon.

steur (Afrikaans): to be bothered

Definitions

  1. to be bothered

Ancestry of “steur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteura sturgeon, fish of the genus Acipenser
2Middle Dutchstore—
3Old Dutchsturosturgeon
4Frankishsturjōsturgeon
5Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sturjô →Every word from Frankish sturjō →Every word from Old Dutch sturo →