Where does “untersteuern” come from?

untersteuern (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.

untersteuern (German): to understeer

Definitions

  1. to understeer

Ancestry of “untersteuern”, step by step

untersteuern 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 Unter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterjack, knave
2Middle High Germanunder
3Old High Germanuntarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti