Where does “storm” come from?

storm (Swedish) comes 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...

storm (Swedish): storm; heavy winds "or" weather associated with...

Definitions

  1. storm; heavy winds "or" weather associated with...

Ancestry of “storm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstormberstorm
2Old Norsestormrstorm
3Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
4Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Words derived from “storm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer-Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmazEvery word from Old Norse stormr
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