Where does “folkstorm” come from?

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

folkstorm (Swedish): public outcry, public outrage

Definitions

  1. public outcry, public outrage

Ancestry of “folkstorm”, step by step

folkstorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish storm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstormstorm; heavy winds "or" weather associated with...
2Old Swedishstormberstorm
3Old Norsestormrstorm
4Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
5Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

via Swedish folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Old Norse stormr →