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Where does “stuoris” come from?

stuoris (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stuoris (Northern Sami): large, big, great

Definitions

  1. large, big, great

Ancestry of “stuoris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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