Where does “hellstorm” come from?
hellstorm (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...
hellstorm (English): A hellish onslaught
Definitions
- A hellish onslaught
Ancestry of “hellstorm”, step by step
hellstorm 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 Hell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hell | Any of various places so named |
| 2 | German | hellen | to brighten |
| 3 | Middle High German | hëllen | to sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo |
| 4 | Old High German | hëllan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |