Where does “stýrimaður” come from?
stýrimaður (Faroese) comes from Faroese stýri, from Old Norse stýri, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
stýrimaður (Faroese): helmsman, steersman
Definitions
- helmsman, steersman
Ancestry of “stýrimaður”, step by step
stýrimaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese stýri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | stýri | rudder, helm; a governing body, board; cabinet of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stýri | rudder, helm |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |