Where does “stīorc” come from?

stīorc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stiurikaz, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

stīorc (Old English): calf, a stirk, a young bullock or a heifer

Definitions

  1. calf, a stirk, a young bullock or a heifer

Ancestry of “stīorc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstiurikazbullock
2Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “stīorc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic steuraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiurikaz →