Where does “зашторивать” come from?
зашторивать (Russian) comes from Russian зашто́рить, from Russian штора, from German stȫre, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
зашторивать (Russian): to close using a curtain
Definitions
- to close using a curtain
Ancestry of “зашторивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зашто́рить | to close using a curtain |
| 2 | Russian | штора | curtain, shade |
| 3 | German | stȫre | net curtain |
| 4 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 5 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 6 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 7 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |