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.

stier (Dutch): A bull; a male of certain mammals, in particular...

Definitions

  1. A bull; a male of certain mammals, in particular...

Ancestry of “stier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstier—
2Old DutchstierA bull
3Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic steuraz →Every word from Old Dutch stier →