Where does “stieren” come from?

stieren (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.

stieren (German): To stare at

Definitions

  1. To stare at

Ancestry of “stieren”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic steuraz →Every word from Old High German stior →