Where does “styresystem” come from?

styresystem (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.

styresystem (Danish): operating system

Definitions

  1. operating system

Ancestry of “styresystem”, step by step

styresystem 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 system

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsystemsystem
2Latinsystēmasystem
3Ancient Greekσύστημαa whole made of several parts or members, system;...
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti