Where does “storjo” come from?

storjo (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.

storjo (Norwegian Bokmål): great skua, Stercorarius skua

Definitions

  1. great skua, Stercorarius skua

Ancestry of “storjo”, step by step

storjo 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 jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljoyes; in disagreement with the last speaker's...
2Danishjoas you know or should know; sometimes vaguely...
3Old Norsejaur—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz →