Where does “stýrikerfi” come from?

stýrikerfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stýra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

stýrikerfi (Icelandic): an operating system

Definitions

  1. an operating system

Ancestry of “stýrikerfi”, step by step

stýrikerfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstýrato steer; to control, govern; to govern
2Old Norsestýrato steer
3Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic kerfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickerfisystem, organization
2Old Norsekerfibundle
3Proto-Germanic*kerbą
4Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti