Where does “Stier” come from?
Stier (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stier, from Old Dutch stier, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
Ancestry of “Stier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | stier | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | stier | A bull |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | steuraz | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |