Etymograph

English

stivot

Blend of steer + pivot.

A blend of steer + pivot

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

Old French pivot ‘hinge pin, pivot’

Middle English pevet

English pivot

Today it means

noun A steering pivot turn, a type of rapid turn in alpine skiing. A turn that starts a as a skid, and transitions to a carve.

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