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Where does “stormy” come from?

Stormy comes from Old English stormiġ, an adjective derived from the noun storm, meaning characterized by or resembling a storm.

stormy (English): Of or pertaining to storms; Characterized by, or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to storms; Characterized by, or...

Ancestry of “stormy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstormyAffected by an instance of intense wind and...
2Old Englishstormiġstormy

Words derived from “stormy”

  • stormily
  • storminess
  • unstormy
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