Where does “storsæp” come from?

storsæp (Old English) comes from Old English stōr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

storsæp (Old English): resin

Definitions

  1. resin

Ancestry of “storsæp”, step by step

storsæp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstōrtall, great, mighty, strong
2Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old English sæp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsæpsap
2Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
3Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste
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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