Where does “Sturmtaucher” come from?

Sturmtaucher (German) comes from German taucher, from German tauchen, from Middle High German tūchen, from Old High German tūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.

Sturmtaucher (German): shearwater

Definitions

  1. shearwater

Ancestry of “Sturmtaucher”, step by step

Sturmtaucher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German taucher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaucherdiver someone who dives, especially as a sport; someone who works underwater
2Germantauchento dive; to bathe
3Middle High Germantūchento dive, to duck, to submerge, to become submerged
4Old High Germantūhhan
5Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
6Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

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...
Every word from Proto-Germanic dūkaną
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