Where does “styreleder” come from?

styreleder (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styre, from Old Norse stýri, 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- — he, she.

styreleder (Norwegian Bokmål): chairman or chair of the board (of directors)

Definitions

  1. chairman or chair of the board (of directors)

Ancestry of “styreleder”, step by step

styreleder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål styre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstyreadministration, government, rule; a board of...
2Old Norsestýrirudder, helm
3Middle Low Germanstǖr
4Proto-Germanicstiuriją
5Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Bokmål leder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålledera leader; a conductor; present of lede
2Norwegian Bokmålledeto lead; to guide
3Danishledeto manage, run; to head, direct; to lead, guide
4Old Danishlethæ
5Old Norseleiðato lead
6Proto-Germaniclaiþijanąto make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil
7Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti