Where does “stor” come from?
stor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
stor (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sturgeon, a fish of the family Acipenseridae....
Definitions
- a sturgeon, a fish of the family Acipenseridae....
Ancestry of “stor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stórr | big, large, tall, great |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stōraz | big, large; strong |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |