Where does “storetå” come from?

storetå (Danish) comes from Danish tå, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

storetå (Danish): big toe

Definitions

  1. big toe

Ancestry of “storetå”, step by step

storetå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtåtoe
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Danish stør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstørsturgeon
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →
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