Where does “stoirmich” come from?
stoirmich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic stoirm, from English storm, from Middle English storm, from Old English storm, from Proto-West Germanic *sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
stoirmich (Scottish Gaelic): bluster
Definitions
- bluster
Ancestry of “stoirmich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | stoirm | storm |
| 2 | English | storm | Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | storm | A storm; an instance of intense wind and... |
| 4 | Old English | storm | storm |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |