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Where does “stœrð” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stœrð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstōriþō—
2Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stœrð”

  • stærð
  • stærðfræðingur
  • strjál stærðfræði
  • stærðfræði
  • stødd
  • støddfrøði
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