steer
/stɪə/ · verb
Meaning
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- To direct a group of animals.
- To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
- To direct a conversation.
- To direct or send an object into a specific place
- A suggestion about a course of action.
- A helmsman; a pilot.
- The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
- To castrate (a male calf).
- A surname.
Etymology / origin
Inherited from Middle English steeren, steren, stiren, sturen, steoren, from Old English stēoran, stīeran, stȳran (“to steer; guide a vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan (“to steer”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (“to steer”). The noun is from Middle English steere, stere (“rudder”), steor, from Old English stēor, stȳr (“steering; guidance; direction”). Compare Dutch stuur, German Steuer, Icelandic stýri.
- stýri(Icelandic)→
- Steuer(German)→
- stuur(Dutch)→
- stēor(ang)→
- steere(Middle English)→
- *stiurijaną(gem-pro)→
- *stiurijan(gmw-pro)→
- stēoran(ang)→
- steeren(enm)→
- steeren(enm)→
- steer (English)
- Relations: inh, inh, inh, inh, inh, inh, inh, cog, cog, cog
Related words
steeren(enm)stēoran(ang)*stiurijan(gmw-pro)*stiurijaną(gem-pro)steere(Middle English)stēor(ang)stuur(Dutch)Steuer(German)stýri(Icelandic)shterrë(Albanian)Stier(Alemannic German)στεῖρος(Ancient Greek)ταῦρος(Ancient Greek)𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂(Gothic)Stéier(Luxembourgish)stiùir(Scottish Gaelic)estribor(Spanish)stirero(Tagalog)שטײַערן(Yiddish)
Descendant words
- shterrë(Albanian) (cog)
- Stier(Alemannic German) (cog)
- στεῖρος(Ancient Greek) (cog)
- ταῦρος(Ancient Greek) (cog)
- 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂(Gothic) (cog)
- Stéier(Luxembourgish) (cog)
- stiùir(Scottish Gaelic) (cog)
- estribor(Spanish) (cog)
- stirero(Tagalog) (cog)
- שטײַערן(Yiddish) (cog)
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