Where does “thunderstorm” come from?
Thunderstorm derives from Middle English thunder and Old English storm, which comes from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- and (s)ten-.
thunderstorm (English): A storm consisting of thunder and lightning...
Definitions
- A storm consisting of thunder and lightning...
Ancestry of “thunderstorm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |
Words derived from “thunderstorm”