Where does “mì-stiùir” come from?
mì-stiùir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic stiùir, from Middle Irish stiúir, from Old Norse stýri, from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic stiuriją, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
mì-stiùir (Scottish Gaelic): misadvise, misguide, mislead, mismanage
Definitions
- misadvise, misguide, mislead, mismanage
Ancestry of “mì-stiùir”, step by step
mì-stiùir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic stiùir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | stiùir | steer, guide, direct; govern, guide, rule,... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | stiúir | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stýri | rudder, helm |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stǖr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiuriją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |