Where does “Steuerstab” come from?
Steuerstab (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Steuerstab (German): control rod
Definitions
- control rod
Ancestry of “Steuerstab”, step by step
Steuerstab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German steuern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | steuern | to steer |
| 2 | Middle High German | stiuren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stiuren | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stiurijan | to steer, to direct |
| 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 |