Where does “stǫrr” come from?
stǫrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterh₁- — to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff.
stǫrr (Old Norse): a sedge
Definitions
- a sedge
Ancestry of “stǫrr”, step by step
stǫrr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European sterh₁-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₁- | to streak, to strip; stiff; to be stiff |
via Proto-Germanic steruz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | steruz | — |