Where does “stier” come from?
stier (German) comes from Middle High German stier, from Old High German stior, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
stier (German): rigid, unyielding, starched, stiffened; broke,...
Definitions
- rigid, unyielding, starched, stiffened; broke,...
Ancestry of “stier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | stier | bull |
| 2 | Old High German | stior | bull, calf of a bull |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | steuraz | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “stier”