Where does “storm” come from?

storm (Dutch) comes 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...

storm (Dutch): storm; a wind scale for very strong wind,...

Definitions

  1. storm; a wind scale for very strong wind,...

Ancestry of “storm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstormstorm, violent weather; storm, heavy wind; storm,...
2Old Dutchstorm—
3Proto-West Germanic*sturmstorm
4Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
5Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Words derived from “storm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sturm →