Where does “storas” come from?
storas (Lithuanian) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stør, from Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
storas (Lithuanian): thick; fat
Definitions
- thick; fat
Ancestry of “storas”, step by step
storas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk stør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stør | a sturgeon, a fish of the family Acipenseridae.... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stórr | big, large, tall, great |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stōraz | big, large; strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Norwegian Nynorsk ås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ås | a hill; an esker; one of the Æsir |
| 2 | Old Norse | Áss | a thick pole, main beam (in a house) |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | astaz | branch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ósdos | branch |
via Proto-Balto-Slavic stāˀras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | stāˀras | old |