Where does “sabloŝtormo” come from?
sabloŝtormo (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...
sabloŝtormo (Esperanto): sandstorm
Definitions
- sandstorm
Ancestry of “sabloŝtormo”, step by step
sabloŝtormo 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... |
via Esperanto sablo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sablo | sand |
| 2 | French | sablé | sandy; biscuit sablé, shortbread; past participle... |
| 3 | Old French | martre sable | sable marten; sable martin |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sabel | — |