Where does “mellomstor” come from?

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

mellomstor (Norwegian Nynorsk): medium-sized

Definitions

  1. medium-sized

Ancestry of “mellomstor”, step by step

mellomstor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstøra sturgeon, a fish of the family Acipenseridae....
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Norwegian Nynorsk mellom

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