Where does “ostromol” come from?

ostromol (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ostrom, 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...

ostromol (Hungarian): to besiege

Definitions

  1. to besiege

Ancestry of “ostromol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianostromsiege
2Germansturmbefuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled
3Middle High Germansturmstormy
4Old High Germansturmstorm
5Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
6Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Old High German sturm →