Where does “styrtregn” come from?
styrtregn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styrt, from Norwegian Bokmål styrte, from Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
styrtregn (Norwegian Bokmål): torrential rain
Definitions
- torrential rain
Ancestry of “styrtregn”, step by step
styrtregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål styrt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | styrt | a shower, shower bath; an inundation; a crash |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | styrte | to rush, dash; to fall down, topple over, plunge;... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | störten | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sturtian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sturtijan | to fall down, tumble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |