Where does “styrfart” come from?
styrfart (Swedish) comes from Swedish styra, from Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
styrfart (Swedish): steerageway (sufficient speed to be able to steer a ship, plane, or the like)
Definitions
- steerageway (sufficient speed to be able to steer a ship, plane, or the like)
Ancestry of “styrfart”, step by step
styrfart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish styra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | styra | govern, rule, control; steer, navigate, direct |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stȳra | to steer, to guide, to direct |
| 3 | Old Norse | stýra | to steer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish fart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fart | speed |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vart | traffic, journey |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fard | traffic, journey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |