Where does “stirabout” come from?
stirabout (English) comes from English stir, from Romani stariben, from Sanskrit आतिष्ठति, from Sanskrit तिष्ठति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)tíṣṭaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stíštaHti, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
stirabout (English): porridge; A commotion
Definitions
- porridge; A commotion
Ancestry of “stirabout”, step by step
stirabout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stir | To incite to action; To disturb the relative... |
| 2 | Romani | stariben | prison |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आतिष्ठति | stand or remain by |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तिष्ठति | to stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)tíṣṭaHti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stíštaHti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English about
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | about | In a circle around; all round; on every side of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | aboute | around |
| 3 | Old English | onbūtan | about, round about, all around |
| 4 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana- | Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |