Where does “storm” come from?
storm (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
storm (Old English): storm
Ancestry of “storm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |
Words derived from “storm”