Where does “stivot” come from?

stivot (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

stivot (English): A steering pivot turn, a type of rapid turn in alpine skiing. A turn that starts a as a skid, and transitions to a carve

Definitions

  1. A steering pivot turn, a type of rapid turn in alpine skiing. A turn that starts a as a skid, and transitions to a carve

Ancestry of “stivot”, step by step

stivot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English steer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsteerTo guide the course of a vessel, vehicle,...
2Middle Englishsteersteer, young bull
3Old Englishstēorrudder; a young bull or cow; steer; steer
4Proto-Germanicstiuriją
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 English pivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpivotA thing on which something turns; specifically a...
2Catalanpevetcenser
3Catalanpeufoot
4Old Occitanpefoot
5Latinpēdem
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti