Where does “stuurmanschap” come from?
stuurmanschap (Dutch) comes from Dutch stuurman, 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 — he, she.
stuurmanschap (Dutch): helmsmanship
Definitions
- helmsmanship
Ancestry of “stuurmanschap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stuurman | helmsman |
| 2 | Dutch | sturen | to steer, guide; to send; plural of stuur |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sturen | to steer; to direct; to bring |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stiuren | to direct, to lead |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stiurijan | to steer, to direct |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |