Where does “fjärrstyrd” come from?

fjärrstyrd (Swedish) comes from Swedish styrd, from Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European ster — strong, steady.

fjärrstyrd (Swedish): remote-controlled, remote (controlled remotely)

Definitions

  1. remote-controlled, remote (controlled remotely)

Ancestry of “fjärrstyrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyrdsteered, controlled, governed, ruled, driven
2Old Norsestirðr—
3Proto-Germanicsterþjaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz →Every word from Old Norse stirðr →