Where does “fernsteuern” come from?

fernsteuern (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.

fernsteuern (German): to telecontrol, to control remotely

Definitions

  1. to telecontrol, to control remotely

Ancestry of “fernsteuern”, step by step

fernsteuern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German steuern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteuernto steer
2Middle High Germanstiuren
3Old High Germanstiuren
4Proto-West Germanic*stiurijanto steer, to direct
5Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via German fern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfernremote; far away
2Middle High Germanverren
3Old High Germanferranafrom afar
4Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
5Proto-West Germanic*ferrō
6Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti