Where does “stirk” come from?

stirk (English) comes from Middle English stirk, from Old English stīrc, from Proto-Germanic stiurikaz, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

stirk (English): A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer

Definitions

  1. A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer

Ancestry of “stirk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstirk—
2Old Englishstīrcstirk
3Proto-Germanicstiurikazbullock
4Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic steuraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiurikaz →