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

stēor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stiuriją

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

via Proto-West Germanic *steur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*steurmale calf, young bull
2Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “stēor”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →