Where does “styrelse” come from?

styrelse (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.

styrelse (Danish): board, management, administration, council

Definitions

  1. board, management, administration, council

Ancestry of “styrelse”, step by step

styrelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish styre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstyregovernment, regime; rule; management
2Old Norsestýrirudder, helm
3Middle Low Germanstǖr—
4Proto-Germanicstiuriją—
5Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “styrelse”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →