Where does “gæslustjóri” come from?

gæslustjóri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stjóri, from Old Norse stjóri, from Proto-Germanic steurō.

Ancestry of “gæslustjóri”, step by step

gæslustjóri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stjóri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjóriboss, executive; chief; the conductor or captain...
2Old Norsestjóri—
3Proto-Germanicsteurō—

via Icelandic gæsla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgæslastorage
Every word from Proto-Germanic steurō →Every word from Old Norse stjóri →Every word from Icelandic stjóri →