Where does “storhet” come from?

storhet (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.

storhet (Norwegian Bokmål): greatness; a great

Definitions

  1. greatness; a great

Ancestry of “storhet”, step by step

storhet 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 het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “storhet”

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