Where does “blatherstorm” come from?
blatherstorm (English) comes from English storm, from Middle English storm, from Old English storm, from Proto-West Germanic *sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
blatherstorm (English): A spate of commentary in various media about a...
Definitions
- A spate of commentary in various media about a...
Ancestry of “blatherstorm”, step by step
blatherstorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English storm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | storm | Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | storm | A storm; an instance of intense wind and... |
| 3 | Old English | storm | 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... |
via English blather
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blather | To talk rapidly without making much sense; To say... |
| 2 | Middle English | bletheren | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | blaðra | bladder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blēdrǭ | bladder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) | — |