Where does “stuurbaar” come from?
stuurbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch sturen, 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- — he, she.
stuurbaar (Dutch): steerable
Definitions
- steerable
Ancestry of “stuurbaar”, step by step
stuurbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sturen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sturen | to steer, guide; to send; plural of stuur |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sturen | to steer; to direct; to bring |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stiuren | to direct, to lead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stiurijan | to steer, to direct |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |