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Where does “stēor” come from?

stēor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

stēor (Old English): rudder; a young bull or cow; steer; steer

Definitions

  1. rudder; a young bull or cow; steer; steer

Ancestry of “stēor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstiuriją—
2Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “stēor”

  • starboard
  • astarboard
  • ster
  • steor
  • stere
  • steer
  • sterbord
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