Where does “store” come from?

store (Danish) comes from Danish stor, from Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

store (Danish): definite of stor; plural of stor

Definitions

  1. definite of stor; plural of stor

Ancestry of “store”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstorlarge; great; magnificent; important; capital,...
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “store”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz →
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