2623: storm Feb 20, 2022

As a noun, 'storm' will usually refer to atmospheric disturbance or other moremetaphirical uses, while as a verb this word denotes a forceful, single-direction push like a military action. This same dichotomy also exists in German, leading to the English calque of 'stormtroops' in WWI from the German 'Sturmtruppen'. The Germanic root found in Old English as well saw both meanings of the atmospheric storm and a more generic 'to attack' without specifically referring to rushing something fortified. Moreover, it had another meaning of 'rage', which isn't as often seen today outside of more poetic uses.