Where does “stør” come from?

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

stør (Norwegian Bokmål): a sturgeon

Definitions

  1. a sturgeon

Ancestry of “stør”, step by step

stør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse stórr

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

via Old Norse styrja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestyrjasturgeon
2Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon

Words derived from “stør”

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