Where does “stir” come from?

stir (Yola) comes from Middle English stiren, from Old English styrian, from Proto-Germanic sturōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

stir (Yola): to stir

Definitions

  1. to stir

Ancestry of “stir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstirento stir
2Old Englishstyrianto move
3Proto-Germanicsturōnąto turn, disturb
4Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturōną →Every word from Old English styrian →