Where does “Stier” come from?

Stier (German) comes from German stier, from Middle High German stier, from Old High German stior, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

Stier (German): bull; Taurus

Definitions

  1. bull; Taurus

Ancestry of “Stier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstierrigid, unyielding, starched, stiffened; broke,...
2Middle High Germanstierbull
3Old High Germanstiorbull, calf of a bull
4Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
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