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Where does “fjernstyrt” come from?

fjernstyrt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styrt, from Norwegian Bokmål styrte, from Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

fjernstyrt (Norwegian Bokmål): remote-controlled; past participle of fjernstyre

Definitions

  1. remote-controlled; past participle of fjernstyre

Ancestry of “fjernstyrt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstyrta shower, shower bath; an inundation; a crash
2Norwegian Bokmålstyrteto rush, dash; to fall down, topple over, plunge;...
3Middle Low Germanstörten—
4Old Saxonsturtian—
5Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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