Etymology

astir

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Today it means: In motion; characterized by motion. Full definition →

English stir ← Middle English stiren ← Old English styrian
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The story

  1. Englisha-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)twerH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)twr̥H-yé-ti?
  4. Proto-Germanic*sturjaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sturjan
  6. Old Englishstyrian
  7. Middle Englishstiren
  8. Englishstir
  9. English todayastir

From a- + stir.

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