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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

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

Words derived from “styrian”

  • stir
  • steering
  • steer
  • steerage
  • astir
  • steersman
  • bestir
  • stirrer
  • steerable
  • steerer
  • stirreth
  • stirabout
  • stirless
  • understeer
  • oversteer
  • steerageway
  • stirrest
  • steerability
  • steereth
  • upstir
  • countersteer
  • steerest
  • unsteerable
  • steerswoman
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