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Where does “sturen” come from?

sturen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sturen, from Old Dutch stiuren, from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sturen (Dutch): to steer, guide; to send; plural of stuur

Definitions

  1. to steer, guide; to send; plural of stuur

Ancestry of “sturen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsturento steer; to direct; to bring
2Old Dutchstiuren—
3Proto-West Germanic*stiurijan—
4Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sturen”

  • штурвал
  • штурман
  • bestuursdienst
  • doorsturen
  • wegsturen
  • besturen
  • bestuursvorm
  • besturing
  • besturingsbus
  • besturingssysteem
  • stuurbaar
  • opsturen
  • bestuur
  • stuurwiel
  • bestuurstaal
  • bestuursapparaat
  • stuurprogramma
  • stuurman
  • terugsturen
  • busbestuurder
  • bestuurder
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