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Where does “stòr” come from?

stòr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

stòr (Scottish Gaelic): store; wealth, riches, possessions; source

Definitions

  1. store; wealth, riches, possessions; source

Ancestry of “stòr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoreA place where items may be accumulated or...
2Middle Englishstoresupplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;...
3Old Frenchestorbattle; combat
4Frankishsturmstorm, commotion, battle; storm
5Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
6Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Words derived from “stòr”

  • stòr leasaichte
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