Where does “storm” come from?

storm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

storm (Norwegian Nynorsk): storm (a very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane)

Definitions

  1. storm (a very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane)

Ancestry of “storm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestormrstorm
2Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
3Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Words derived from “storm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Old Norse stormr →