Where does “storjo” come from?

storjo (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.

storjo (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 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 jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjoyes; in disagreement with the last speaker's...
2Old Norsejórhorse, stallion
3Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz →