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Where does “stȳric” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stȳric”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stȳric”

  • stirk
  • styrke
  • stirk
  • sterke
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