Where does “beeldenstorm” come from?
beeldenstorm (Dutch) comes from Dutch storm, from Middle Dutch storm, from Old Dutch storm, from Proto-West Germanic *sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
beeldenstorm (Dutch): iconoclasm
Definitions
- iconoclasm
Ancestry of “beeldenstorm”, step by step
beeldenstorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch storm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | storm | storm; a wind scale for very strong wind,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | storm | storm, violent weather; storm, heavy wind; storm,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | storm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |