English
steerling
From steer + -ling.
Formed from steer + -ling
Proto-Germanic *stiurijō ‘steering, rudder’
Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną ‘to steer’
Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan ‘to steer’
Old English stēoran ‘to steer’
Middle English steeren
English steer
Today it means
noun A young or small steer (cattle).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / steerling