Where does “støvstorm” come from?

støvstorm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål støv, from Middle Low German stof, from Proto-Germanic staubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

støvstorm (Norwegian Bokmål): a dust storm

Definitions

  1. a dust storm

Ancestry of “støvstorm”, step by step

støvstorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål støv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstøvdust
2Middle Low Germanstof—
3Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål storm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstorma storm; imperative of storme
2Old Norsestormrstorm
3Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staubaz →