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Where does “styre” come from?

styre (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

styre (Swedish): government, regime; rule; management

Definitions

  1. government, regime; rule; management

Ancestry of “styre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestýrirudder, helm
2Middle Low Germanstǖr—
3Proto-Germanicstiuriją—
4Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “styre”

  • folkstyre
  • ministerstyre
  • styreoxid
  • självstyre
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