Where does “styrehus” come from?
styrehus (Danish) comes from Danish styre, from Old Norse stýri, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
styrehus (Danish): a wheelhouse small room or extension from which one controls a ship, a crane, etc
Definitions
- a wheelhouse small room or extension from which one controls a ship, a crane, etc
Ancestry of “styrehus”, step by step
styrehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish styre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | styre | government, regime; rule; management |
| 2 | Old Norse | stýri | rudder, helm |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |