Where does “polvoŝtormo” come from?
polvoŝtormo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝtormo, 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...
polvoŝtormo (Esperanto): duststorm
Definitions
- duststorm
Ancestry of “polvoŝtormo”, step by step
polvoŝtormo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝtormo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtormo | storm |
| 2 | English | storm | Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | storm | A storm; an instance of intense wind and... |
| 4 | Old English | storm | storm |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |