Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tur-, *(s)twer- (“to turn around, confuse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstur.iz/

Noun

*sturiz m

1. turmoil; noise; confusion

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *sturiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sturiz	*sturīz
vocative	*sturi	*sturīz
accusative	*sturį	*sturinz
genitive	*sturīz	*sturjǫ̂
dative	*sturī	*sturimaz
instrumental	*sturī	*sturimiz

Related terms

• *sturjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sturi
  • Old English: *styr
    • ⇒ Old English: ġestyr (also possibly derived from the verb Old English styrian)
      • Middle English: stir, stere (“fighting, battle”)
        • English: stir
        • Scots: ster, sturre, sturr, steer
• Old Norse: styrr
  • Icelandic: styrr, styr (in compounds)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: styr m