Where does “äikesetorm” come from?

äikesetorm (Estonian) comes from Estonian torm, from Middle Low German storm.

äikesetorm (Estonian): thunderstorm

Definitions

  1. thunderstorm

Ancestry of “äikesetorm”, step by step

äikesetorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian torm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantormstorm
2Middle Low Germanstorm—

via Estonian äike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianäikethunder, thunderstorm
2Estonian-keA noun suffix that builds diminutives from nouns
Every word from Middle Low German storm →Every word from Estonian torm →
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