Where does “stormtossed” come from?
stormtossed (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...
stormtossed (English): Tossed by the wind in a storm; Agitated by...
Definitions
- Tossed by the wind in a storm; Agitated by...
Ancestry of “stormtossed”, step by step
stormtossed 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 tossed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tossed | simple past tense and past participle of toss |