Where does “Stortinget” come from?
Stortinget (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stor, from Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “Stortinget”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stor | large, big, great; of high regard; good, real |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Stortinget”