Where does “stiúrthóireacht” come from?
stiúrthóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish stiúrthóir, from Irish stiúir, from Middle Irish stiúir, from Old Norse stýri, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
stiúrthóireacht (Irish): directing, controlling; direction; directorship
Definitions
- directing, controlling; direction; directorship
Ancestry of “stiúrthóireacht”, step by step
stiúrthóireacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish stiúrthóir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | stiúrthóir | steersman; conductor; director, controller |
| 2 | Irish | stiúir | rudder; direction, control; set, inclination,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | stiúir | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | stýri | rudder, helm |
| 5 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |