Where does “fjarstýrdur” come from?
fjarstýrdur (Faroese) comes from Faroese fjarstýra, 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.
fjarstýrdur (Faroese): remote-controlled
Ancestry of “fjarstýrdur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | fjarstýra | to control remotely |
| 2 | Faroese | stýra | to govern; to steer |
| 3 | Old Norse | stýra | to steer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |