Etymology

steersman

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Today it means: One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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The story

  1. Englishsteer
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. English todaysteersman

From steer + -s- + -man.

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