Where does “Störung” come from?

Störung (German) comes from German stören, from Middle High German stören, from Old High German stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan — to destroy, disturb.

Störung (German): disturbance; dysfunction, disorder

Definitions

  1. disturbance; dysfunction, disorder

Ancestry of “Störung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstörento disturb, to interfere, to bother
2Middle High Germanstören
3Old High Germanstōren
4Proto-West Germanic*staurijanto destroy, disturb

Words derived from “Störung

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *staurijanEvery word from Old High German stōrenEvery word from Middle High German stören