Where does “steerageway” come from?
steerageway (English) comes from English steerage, from English steer, from Middle English steer, from Old English stēor, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
steerageway (English): The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does...
Definitions
- The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does...
Ancestry of “steerageway”, step by step
steerageway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English steerage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steerage | The art of steering; The section of a passenger... |
| 2 | English | steer | To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle,... |
| 3 | Middle English | steer | steer, young bull |
| 4 | Old English | stēor | rudder; a young bull or cow; steer; steer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 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 |