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Where does “strom” come from?

strom (Middle English) comes from Middle English storm, 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...

strom (Middle English): Alternative form of storm

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of storm

Ancestry of “strom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstormA storm; an instance of intense wind and...
2Old Englishstormstorm
3Proto-West Germanic*sturm—
4Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
5Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
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