Where does “stürmen” come from?

stürmen (German) comes 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.

stürmen (German): to storm; to be stormy weather; to rush

Definitions

  1. to storm; to be stormy weather; to rush

Ancestry of “stürmen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stürmen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →