Where does “storm” come from?
Storm descends from Old English storm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer-, meaning to turn or whirl.
storm (English): Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially...
Definitions
- Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially...
Ancestry of “storm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | storm | A storm; an instance of intense wind and... |
| 2 | Old English | storm | storm |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |
Words derived from “storm”