Where does “Stéier” come from?
Stéier (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German stiur, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Stéier (Luxembourgish): bull; Taurus
Definitions
- bull; Taurus
Ancestry of “Stéier”, step by step
Stéier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German stiur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | stiur | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |