c.1300, from Anglo-Fr.
sturgeon, from O.Fr.
esturjon, from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G.
sturio "sturgeon," O.E.
styria), from P.Gmc.
*sturjon-; cognate with Lith.
ersketras, Rus.
osetr "sturgeon." Of obscure origin, perhaps from a lost pre-IE northern European language, or from the root of
stir. M.L.
sturio, It.
storione, Sp.
esturion are Gmc. loan-words.
[stur-juh
n] 