Where does “sturm” come from?

sturm (German) comes 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...

sturm (German): befuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled

Definitions

  1. befuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled

Ancestry of “sturm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sturm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer-