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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | styrian | to move |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sturōną | to turn, disturb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |