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Where does “stier” come from?

stier (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

stier (Old Dutch): A bull

Definitions

  1. A bull

Ancestry of “stier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
2Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “stier”

  • stierenvechter
  • stierenvechten
  • stierman
  • stierengevecht
  • stuurs
  • stuur
  • stierenrennen
  • stier
  • Stier
  • stier
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