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
Ancestry of “stormväder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | storm | storm; heavy winds "or" weather associated with... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stormber | storm |
| 3 | Old Norse | stormr | storm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |