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Where does “Himmelstürmer” come from?

Himmelstürmer (German) comes from German Stürmer, from German stürmen, from Old High German sturmen, from Proto-Germanic sturmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Himmelstürmer (German): utopian, idealist

Definitions

  1. utopian, idealist

Ancestry of “Himmelstürmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStürmerstormtrooper; forward; striker; attacker; rusher
2Germanstürmento storm; to be stormy weather; to rush
3Old High Germansturmen—
4Proto-Germanicsturmijanąto storm
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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