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Where does “stormloop” come from?

stormloop (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...

stormloop (Dutch): stampede, rush

Definitions

  1. stampede, rush

Ancestry of “stormloop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstormstorm; a wind scale for very strong wind,...
2Middle Dutchstormstorm, violent weather; storm, heavy wind; storm,...
3Old Dutchstorm—
4Proto-West Germanic*sturm—
5Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
6Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
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