Where does “styrd” come from?

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

styrd (Swedish): steered, controlled, governed, ruled, driven

Definitions

  1. steered, controlled, governed, ruled, driven

Ancestry of “styrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestirðr—
2Proto-Germanicsterþjaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady

Words derived from “styrd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz →Every word from Old Norse stirðr →