Where does “stórr” come from?

stórr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stórr (Old Norse): big, large, tall, great

Definitions

  1. big, large, tall, great

Ancestry of “stórr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stórr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz →