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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *steurō, *stiurijō (“steering, rudder”) + *-janą.[1] The first element is of uncertain origin:[2]
- Traditionally,[3][4] from Proto-Indo-European *stew-r- ~ *stēw-r-, but this is now reconstructed as *steh₂-w-r-, from the adjective *steh₂urós based on a *w-extension of *steh₂- (“to stand, be firm”) (see *stāną), and is thus phonetically impossible.[2]
- More likely, from *(s)twerH- (“to turn, twist, stir, agitate; to propel”), whence also *þweraną and Western *sturjan, *staurijan, with vowel/semivowel metathesis (*-wer- > *-ewr-). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Verb
*stiurijaną[2]
- to direct, steer
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*steurjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 377
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*steurjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 479
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “steer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*steur(j)an ~ *steurō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 377