Where does “storage wall” come from?
storage wall (English) comes from English storage, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
storage wall (English): A floor-to-ceiling cupboard that is designed to house a variety of objects or files in an office
Definitions
- A floor-to-ceiling cupboard that is designed to house a variety of objects or files in an office
Ancestry of “storage wall”, step by step
storage wall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English storage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | storage | The act of storing goods; the state of being... |
| 2 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 3 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 4 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 5 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |
via English Wall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wall | The Berlin Wall |
| 2 | Middle English | wall | Alternative form of wale |
| 3 | Old English | weall | wall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 5 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |