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Where does “storian” come from?

storian (Old English) comes from Old English styrian, from Proto-Germanic sturōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Ancestry of “storian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstyrianto move
2Proto-Germanicsturōnąto turn, disturb
3Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
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