Where does “uppstyrdhet” come from?
uppstyrdhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish uppstyrd, from Swedish styra upp, from Swedish styra, from Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
uppstyrdhet (Swedish): structure, organization
Definitions
- structure, organization
Ancestry of “uppstyrdhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | uppstyrd | kept within tight reins; strict and organized;... |
| 2 | Swedish | styra upp | to take care of something which has been in a bad... |
| 3 | Swedish | styra | govern, rule, control; steer, navigate, direct |
| 4 | Old Swedish | stȳra | to steer, to guide, to direct |
| 5 | Old Norse | stýra | to steer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |