steurō- — *steurō , *steurōn germ.?, schwach. Femininum (n): nhd. Größe, Würde; ne. size (Neutrum), dignity; Rekontruktionsbasis: ahd.; Etymologie: idg. *stāro , Adjektiv, groß, Pokorny 1004; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
stā- — To stand; with derivatives meaning “place or thing that is standing.” Oldest form *steə₂ , colored to *staə₂ , contracted to *stā . Derivatives include steed, stud2, arrest, instant, understand, static, prostitute, insist, ecstasy, and system. I … Universalium
steer — ‘control direction’ [OE] and steer ‘young ox’ [OE] are quite unrelated. The latter comes from a prehistoric Germanic *(s)teuraz, which also produced German and Dutch stier, Swedish tjur, and Danish tyr ‘bull’. It was descended from a base… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
steer — {{11}}steer (n.) young ox, O.E. steor bullock, from P.Gmc. *steuraz (Cf. O.S. stior, O.N. stjorr, Swed. tjur, Dan. tyr, M.Du., Du., Ger. stier, Goth. stiur bull ), perhaps from PIE *steu ro , a root denoting strength, sturdiness (see … Etymology dictionary
staura- — *staura , *stauraz germ.?, stark. Maskulinum (a): nhd. Pfahl, Stütze; ne. pole, support; Rekontruktionsbasis: an.; Hinweis: s. *steurō; Etymologie: s. ing. *stā , *stə , *s … Germanisches Wörterbuch
steura- — *steura , *steuraz germ., stark. Maskulinum (a): nhd. Stier; ne. bullock; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., anfrk., mnd., ahd.; Etymologie: s … Germanisches Wörterbuch
steurōn — s. steurō ; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
steer — ‘control direction’ [OE] and steer ‘young ox’ [OE] are quite unrelated. The latter comes from a prehistoric Germanic *(s)teuraz, which also produced German and Dutch stier, Swedish tjur, and Danish tyr ‘bull’. It was descended from a base… … Word origins