Where does “Staubsturm” come from?

Staubsturm (German) comes from German sturm, from Middle High German sturm, from Old High German sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Staubsturm (German): dust storm

Definitions

  1. dust storm

Ancestry of “Staubsturm”, step by step

Staubsturm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sturm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturmbefuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled
2Middle High Germansturmstormy
3Old High Germansturmstorm
4Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
5Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

via German staub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstaubdust
2Old High Germanstoup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Old High German sturm →