Where does “styria” come from?

styria (Old English) comes from Frankish sturjō, from Proto-Germanic sturjô — sturgeon.

styria (Old English): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “styria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsturjōsturgeon
2Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sturjô →Every word from Frankish sturjō →
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