Where does “storvomma” come from?

storvomma (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.

storvomma (Norwegian Nynorsk): big bellied

Definitions

  1. big bellied

Ancestry of “storvomma”, step by step

storvomma 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 vom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvomrumen
2Old Norsevǫmbwomb
3Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb
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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