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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

Definitions

  1. storm

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”

  • snøstorm
  • stormfull
  • stormvarsel
  • sandstorm
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