storm
English
/stɔːm/, /stɔɹm/
noun
Definitions
- Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
- A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
- (meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
- (military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English storm derived from Old English storm (disquiet, uproar, violent attack, tumult, onrush, tempest, a storm of arrows, attack, rush, a storm, disturbance) derived from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (storm) derived from Proto-Indo-European *twerH-, *(s)twerH- (move around, rotate, twirl, swirl).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*twerH-, *(s)twerH-
Gloss
move around, rotate, twirl, swirl
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barn English
- barnstorm English
- bestorm English
- blame English
- blamestorm English
- blather English
- blatherstorm English
- bound English
- brain English
- brainstorm English
- brainstormer English
- brainstorming English
- buzz English
- buzzstorm English
- cloud English
- cock English
- crap English
- crapstorm English
- dust English
- duststorm English
- earth English
- earthstorm English
- finch English
- fire English
- firestorm English
- fish English
- fish storm English
- flow English
- front English
- glass English
- hail English
- hail storm English
- hailstorm English
- house English
- ice English
- icestorm English
- mail English
- mailstorm English
- megastorm English
- midstorm English
- outstorm English
- path English
- poststorm English
- prestorm English
- rain English
- rainstorm English
- rainstormy English
- ridden English
- sand English
- sandstorm English
- sea English
- seastorm English
- shit English
- shitstorm English
- silver English
- silver storm English
- snow English
- snowstorm English
- snowstormy English
- storm tide English
- storm-ridden English
- stormable English
- stormbound English
- stormcloud English
- stormcock English
- stormer English
- stormest English
- stormeth English
- stormfinch English
- stormflow English
- stormfront English
- stormful English
- stormfully English
- stormfulness English
- stormglass English
- stormhouse English
- stormily English
- storminess English
- stormless English
- stormlessness English
- stormlike English
- stormpath English
- stormproof English
- stormtossed English
- stormtost English
- stormtrack English
- stormwater English
- stormwind English
- stormworthiness English
- stormworthy English
- stormy English
- substorm English
- superstorm English
- thunder English
- thunderstorm English
- thunderstormy English
- tide English
- tossed English
- tost English
- track English
- tweet English
- tweetstorm English
- unstormy English
- water English
- wind English
- windstorm English
- winter English
- winter storm English
- Ansturm German
- Beifallssturm German
- Bildersturm German
- Herbststurm German
- Landsturm German
- Laubsturm German
- Sandsturm German
- Schneesturm German
- Shitstorm German
- Staubsturm German
- Sturm German
- Sturmflut German
- Sturmgewehr German
- Sturmhaube German
- Sturmkanone German
- Sturmtief German
- Sturmvogel German
- Sturmwetter German
- Wintersturm German
- Wirbelsturm German
- brainstormen German
- sturmfrei German
- sturmgepeitscht German
- stürmen German
- stürmisch German
- ostrom Hungarian
- beeldenstorm Dutch, Flemish
- donderstorm Dutch, Flemish
- hagelstorm Dutch, Flemish
- landstorm Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwstorm Dutch, Flemish
- storm Dutch, Flemish
- stormachtig Dutch, Flemish
- stormen Dutch, Flemish
- stormloop Dutch, Flemish
- stormparaplu Dutch, Flemish
- stormvloed Dutch, Flemish
- wervelstorm Dutch, Flemish
- winterstorm Dutch, Flemish
- zandstorm Dutch, Flemish
- шторм Russian
- штурм Russian
- *(s)twer- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- Proto-Indo-European
- *twerH-, *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European
- sandstorm Norwegian Bokmål
- snøstorm Norwegian Bokmål
- storm Norwegian Bokmål
- stormflo Norwegian Bokmål
- stormfull Norwegian Bokmål
- stormvarsel Norwegian Bokmål
- støvstorm Norwegian Bokmål
- virvelstorm Norwegian Bokmål
- *sturmaz Proto-Germanic
- snöstorm Swedish
- storm Swedish
- stormfågel Swedish
- stormväder Swedish
- szturm Polish
- sandstorm Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøstorm Norwegian Nynorsk
- storm Norwegian Nynorsk
- stormfull Norwegian Nynorsk
- stormvarsel Norwegian Nynorsk
- støvstorm Norwegian Nynorsk
- virvelstorm Norwegian Nynorsk
- storm Old English
- सर्म Sanskrit
- storm Middle English
- stormy Middle English
- stoirm Irish
- stormr Old Norse
- sandstorm Danish
- snestorm Danish
- storm Danish
- stormfugl Danish
- stormsvale Danish
- ŝtormo Esperanto
- sandstormur Icelandic
- snjóstormur Icelandic
- stormur Icelandic
- storm Middle Dutch
- sturm Old High German
- storm Afrikaans
- stoirm Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- stoirmeil Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- stoirmich Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *storm Old Dutch
- storm Middle Low German
- шторм Ukrainian
- stormber Old Swedish
- *sármas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- stoarm Western Frisian
- *storm Old Frisian
- sea
- ice
- dust
- crap
- cock
- tost
- fish
- rain
- fire
- wind
- flow
- sand
- barn
- buzz
- hail
- shit
- path
- tide
- snow
- brain
- bound
- track
- earth
- glass
- front
- cloud
- blame
- water
- tweet
- finch
- house
- silver
- winter
- ridden
- tossed
- stormy
- thunder
- blather
- bestorm
- stormer
- seastorm
- stormful
- unstormy
- midstorm
- stormeth
- icestorm
- prestorm
- stormily
- outstorm
- substorm
- stormest
- megastorm
- barnstorm
- mailstorm
- stormcock
- crapstorm
- stormpath
- sandstorm
- stormlike
- stormable
- stormless
- stormwind
- firestorm
- snowstorm
- rainstorm
- windstorm
- stormflow
- stormtost
- shitstorm
- hailstorm
- duststorm
- poststorm
- buzzstorm
- stormproof
- storm tide
- stormtrack
- stormwater
- rainstormy
- stormfully
- stormbound
- blamestorm
- stormfinch
- snowstormy
- fish storm
- hail storm
- stormfront
- stormcloud
- earthstorm
- tweetstorm
- brainstorm
- stormglass
- storminess
- superstorm
- stormhouse
- stormworthy
- stormtossed
- winter storm
- silver storm
- blatherstorm
- thunderstorm
- storm-ridden
- stormfulness
- brainstormer
- thunderstormy
- brainstorming
- stormlessness
- stormworthiness