Where does “störa” come from?

störa (Swedish) comes from German stören, from Middle High German stören, from Old High German stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan — to destroy, disturb.

störa (Swedish): to disturb, to confuse or irritate, to interfere,...

Definitions

  1. to disturb, to confuse or irritate, to interfere,...

Ancestry of “störa”, step by step

störa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stören

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstörento disturb, to interfere, to bother
2Middle High Germanstören—
3Old High Germanstōren—
4Proto-West Germanic*staurijanto destroy, disturb

via Old Norse staura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestauragenitive plural indefinite of staurr; accusative...
2Norwegian Nynorsk-athe, Definite marker used for; -ed, Used for;...

Words derived from “störa”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan →Every word from Old High German stōren →Every word from Middle High German stören →