stour
English
/ˈstɔː/, /ˈstɔɹ/, /ˈstaʊə/, /ˈstaʊəɹ/, /ˈstɔː/, /ˈstɔɹ/
adj
Definitions
- (now) Tall; large; stout.
- (now) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
- (now) Bold; audacious.
- (now) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
- (now) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
- (now) Stiff; inflexible.
- (obsolete) Resolute; unyielding.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English store inherited from Old English stōr (great, strong, tall, mighty) derived from Proto-Germanic *stōraz derived from Proto-Indo-European *stār-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*stār-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stauro- English
- store English
- Ставрополь Russian
- σταυρός Ancient Greek
- σταυρόω Ancient Greek
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *steh₂-r- Proto-Indo-European
- *stā-r- Proto-Indo-European
- *stār- Proto-Indo-European
- *stāro- Proto-Indo-European
- *staura- Proto-Germanic
- *stōraz Proto-Germanic
- prastary Polish
- staro-cerkiewno-słowiański Polish
- starość Polish
- staruch Polish
- starucha Polish
- staruszek Polish
- stary Polish
- starzec Polish
- stōr Old English
- store Middle English
- stórr Old Norse
- mandsstor Danish
- stor Danish
- storby Danish
- storcirkel Danish
- storetå Danish
- storhed Danish
- storhjerne Danish
- storsind Danish
- *starъ Proto-Slavic
- estor Old French
- σταυρός Greek (modern)
- stuoris Northern Sami
- stor xno