Where does “styrian” come from?

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

styrian (Old English): to move

Definitions

  1. to move

Ancestry of “styrian”, step by step

styrian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic sturōną

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

via Proto-West Germanic *sturjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sturjanto stir up, agitate

Words derived from “styrian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturōną →