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Where does “Stürmer” come from?

Stürmer (German) comes 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.

Stürmer (German): stormtrooper; forward; striker; attacker; rusher

Definitions

  1. stormtrooper; forward; striker; attacker; rusher

Ancestry of “Stürmer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Stürmer”

  • Himmelstürmer
  • Bilderstürmer
  • bilderstürmerisch
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