stirk
English
[stɜːk], [stɝk]
noun
Definitions
- (Britain) A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stirk inherited from Old English stīrc inherited from Proto-Germanic *stiurikaz (bullock), *steuraz (bull, steer) suffix from English steer.
Origin
English
steer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autosteer English
- besteer English
- countersteer English
- missteer English
- outsteer English
- oversteer English
- resteer English
- steer English
- steerability English
- steerable English
- steerage English
- steerer English
- steerest English
- steereth English
- steerless English
- steerling English
- steersman English
- steersmate English
- steersperson English
- steerswoman English
- understeer English
- *(s)táwros Proto-Indo-European
- *steuraz Proto-Germanic
- *stiurikaz Proto-Germanic
- steor Old English
- stēor Old English
- stīrc Old English
- steeren Middle English
- stirk Middle English
- stior Old High German
- 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂 Gothic
- stier Old Dutch