Where does “mellomstor” come from?

mellomstor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stør, from Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

mellomstor (Norwegian Bokmål): medium-sized

Definitions

  1. medium-sized

Ancestry of “mellomstor”, step by step

mellomstor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstøra sturgeon
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Norwegian Bokmål mellom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmellombetween
2Danishmellembetween; among
3Old Norseí millum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz →