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Where does “sterować” come from?

sterować (Polish) comes from Polish ster, from German Steuer, from Middle High German stiur, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

sterować (Polish): to control, steer, navigate

Definitions

  1. to control, steer, navigate

Ancestry of “sterować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsterhelm; rudder; yoke
2GermanSteuertax; helm; wheel , steering wheel
3Middle High Germanstiur—
4Middle Low Germanstǖr—
5Proto-Germanicstiuriją—
6Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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