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
- size; measure; quantity, value
Ancestry of “stærð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stœrð | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stōriþō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stōraz | big, large; strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “stærð”