Where does “stør” come from?

stør (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stǫrr, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁- — to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff.

stør (Faroese): sedge

Definitions

  1. sedge

Ancestry of “stør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫrra sedge
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₁-to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁- →Every word from Old Norse stǫrr →
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