Etymograph

English

stormproof

From storm + -proof.

A compound of storm + -proof

Proto-Germanic *staurijaną ‘to destroy, disturb’

Proto-Germanic *sturmaz ‘storm’

Proto-West Germanic *sturm ‘storm’

Old English storm ‘tempest, storm’

Middle English storm

English storm

Today it means

adj Capable of resisting a storm.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stormproof”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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