Where does “brainstorming” come from?
Brainstorming comes from English brain combined with English storm, where storm derives from Old English sturmaz through Proto-Germanic sturmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- meaning to turn or swirl.
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Ancestry of “brainstorming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brainstorm | To investigate something, or solve a problem... |
| 2 | English | brain | The control center of the central nervous system... |
| 3 | Middle English | brayn | The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought;... |
| 4 | Old English | bræġn | brain |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bragn | brain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bragną | brain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mregʰnom | skull, brain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |