Where does “Empörungswelle” come from?

Empörungswelle (German) comes from German welle, from Middle High German wëlle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Empörungswelle (German): outcry of indignation, shitstorm

Definitions

  1. outcry of indignation, shitstorm

Ancestry of “Empörungswelle”, step by step

Empörungswelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German welle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwelleinflection of wellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwëlle—
3Old High Germanwellasource
4Proto-West Germanicwallanto well up, spring out, bubble forth
5Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via German Empörung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEmpörungindignation, outrage
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →