Where does “Fernsteuerung” come from?
Fernsteuerung (German) comes from German Steuerung, from German steuern, from Middle High German stiuren, from Old High German stiuren, from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Fernsteuerung (German): remote control
Definitions
- remote control
Ancestry of “Fernsteuerung”, step by step
Fernsteuerung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Steuerung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Steuerung | control |
| 2 | German | steuern | to steer |
| 3 | Middle High German | stiuren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stiuren | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stiurijan | to steer, to direct |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German fern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fern | remote; far away |
| 2 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 4 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |