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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

  1. directing, controlling; direction; directorship

Ancestry of “stiúrthóireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishstiúrthóirsteersman; conductor; director, controller
2Irishstiúirrudder; direction, control; set, inclination,...
3Middle Irishstiúir—
4Old Norsestýrirudder, helm
5Middle Low Germanstǖr—
6Proto-Germanicstiuriją—
7Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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