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Where does “instore” come from?

instore (English) comes from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

instore (English): inside a store or shop; a performance or other...

Definitions

  1. inside a store or shop; a performance or other...

Ancestry of “instore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoreA place where items may be accumulated or...
2Middle Englishstoresupplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;...
3Old Frenchestorbattle; combat
4Frankishsturmstorm, commotion, battle; storm
5Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
6Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
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