Where does “störtregn” come from?

störtregn (Swedish) comes from Swedish störta, from Old Swedish styrta, from Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

störtregn (Swedish): cloudburst

Definitions

  1. cloudburst

Ancestry of “störtregn”, step by step

störtregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish störta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstörtato descend or fall uncontrollably, ultimately...
2Old Swedishstyrta—
3Middle Low Germanstörten—
4Old Saxonsturtian—
5Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Swedish regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishregnrain
2Old Swedishræghn—
3Old Norseregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan →Every word from Old Saxon sturtian →