Where does “styrsel” come from?
styrsel (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.
styrsel (Swedish): steadiness
Definitions
- steadiness
Ancestry of “styrsel”, step by step
| 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 |