Where does “toesturen” come from?

toesturen (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.

toesturen (Dutch): to send, to dispatch

Definitions

  1. to send, to dispatch

Ancestry of “toesturen”, step by step

toesturen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sturen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsturento steer, guide; to send; plural of stuur
2Middle Dutchsturento steer; to direct; to bring
3Old Dutchstiurento direct, to lead
4Proto-West Germanic*stiurijanto steer, to direct
5Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo
4Proto-West Germanic*tō
5Proto-Germanicto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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