Where does “stærð” come from?

stærð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stœrð, from Proto-Germanic stōriþō, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stærð (Icelandic): size; measure; quantity, value

Definitions

  1. size; measure; quantity, value

Ancestry of “stærð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestœrð—
2Proto-Germanicstōriþō—
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stærð”

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