Stier
German (Berlin)
/ʃtiːɐ̯/
noun
Definitions
- bull
- (zodiac constellations) Taurus
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German stier (bull) inherited from Old High German stior (bull, calf of a bull) inherited from Proto-Germanic *steuraz (bull, steer) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros (wild bull, aurochs).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)táwros
Gloss
wild bull, aurochs
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Kampf German
- Stierkampf German
- stierig German
- *(s)táwros Proto-Indo-European
- tyr Norwegian Bokmål
- *steuraz Proto-Germanic
- *stiurikaz Proto-Germanic
- *þeuraz Proto-Germanic
- tyr Norwegian Nynorsk
- steor Old English
- stēor Old English
- þjórr Old Norse
- tyr Danish
- stior Old High German
- stier Middle High German
- Stéier Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂 Gothic
- stier Old Dutch
- Stier Alemannic German
- thiur Old Danish