Where does “styrja” come from?

styrja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse styrja, from Proto-Germanic sturjô — sturgeon.

styrja (Icelandic): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “styrja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestyrjasturgeon
2Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sturjô →Every word from Old Norse styrja →