Where does “stīrc” come from?

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

stīrc (Old English): stirk

Definitions

  1. stirk

Ancestry of “stīrc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stīrc”

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