storm

Swedish

/stɔrm/

noun
Definitions
  • storm; heavy winds or weather associated with storm winds.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish stormber inherited from Old Norse stormr (storm) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (storm) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (rotate, twirl, move around, swirl).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)twer-, *(s)tur-

Gloss

rotate, twirl, move around, swirl

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