Where does “storindustri” come from?

storindustri (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.

storindustri (Norwegian Nynorsk): big / large(-scale) / major industry

Definitions

  1. big / large(-scale) / major industry

Ancestry of “storindustri”, step by step

storindustri 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 industri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskindustriindustry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz
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