Where does “stýri” come from?

stýri (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

stýri (Old Norse): rudder, helm

Definitions

  1. rudder, helm

Ancestry of “stýri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstǖr—
2Proto-Germanicstiuriją—
3Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “stýri”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →