Where does “stormväder” come from?

stormväder (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...

stormväder (Swedish): stormy weather

Definitions

  1. stormy weather

Ancestry of “stormväder”, step by step

stormväder 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 väder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväderweather
2Old Swedishvæþerweather; wind, air
3Old Norseveðrweather; ram
4Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturmaz →Every word from Old Norse stormr →