Where does “størur” come from?

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

størur (Faroese): sedge

Definitions

  1. sedge

Ancestry of “størur”, 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 →