Where does “storfe” come from?
storfe (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian storär, from Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
storfe (Westrobothnian): big pike, big moose etc
Ancestry of “storfe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | storär | Large, great |
| 2 | Old Norse | stórr | big, large, tall, great |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stōraz | big, large; strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |