Where does “storskarv” come from?
storskarv (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.
storskarv (Norwegian Bokmål): a great cormorant
Definitions
- a great cormorant
Ancestry of “storskarv”, step by step
storskarv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål stør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stør | a sturgeon |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål skarv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skarv | a cormorant |
| 2 | Old Norse | skarfr | cormorant, shag (bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae) |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skarf- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)gʷʰh₂el- | to stumble |