Where does “sturen” come from?

sturen (Middle English) comes from Old English stīeran, from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “sturen”, step by step

sturen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stīeran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstīeranto guide, steer
2Proto-West Germanic*stiurijanto steer, to direct
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 Old English stēoran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstēoran—

via Old English stȳran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstȳranto steer; guide a vessel
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →