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Where does “stier” come from?

stier (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stior, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

stier (Middle High German): bull

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “stier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstiorbull, calf of a bull
2Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “stier”

  • Stierkampf
  • stierig
  • Stier
  • stieren
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