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Where does “stuur” come from?

stuur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stier, from Old Dutch stier, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

stuur (Dutch): A steering device, notably a steering wheel in a...

Definitions

  1. A steering device, notably a steering wheel in a...

Ancestry of “stuur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstier—
2Old DutchstierA bull
3Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “stuur”

  • stuurs
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