Where does “stór” come from?

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

stór (Icelandic): big; great

Definitions

  1. big; great

Ancestry of “stór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
2Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stór”

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