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Where does “fjarstýra” come from?

fjarstýra (Faroese) comes from Faroese stýra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fjarstýra (Faroese): to control remotely

Definitions

  1. to control remotely

Ancestry of “fjarstýra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestýrato govern; to steer
2Old Norsestýrato steer
3Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fjarstýra”

  • fjarstýrdur
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