Where does “storm” come from?

storm (Danish) comes from Danish storme, from Danish Storm, from Old Danish storm, from Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

storm (Danish): storm; imperative of storme

Definitions

  1. storm; imperative of storme

Ancestry of “storm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstormeto assault
2DanishStormstorm
3Old Danishstorm—
4Old Norsestormrstorm
5Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
6Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Old Norse stormr →