Where does “storm” come from?

storm (Middle English) comes from Old English storm, from Proto-West Germanic *sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

storm (Middle English): A storm; an instance of intense wind and...

Definitions

  1. A storm; an instance of intense wind and...

Ancestry of “storm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstormstorm
2Proto-West Germanic*sturmstorm
3Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Words derived from “storm

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