Where does “jævnstrøm” come from?
jævnstrøm (Danish) comes from Danish strøm, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
jævnstrøm (Danish): direct current
Ancestry of “jævnstrøm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | strøm | current; flow, stream, spate; energy |
| 2 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |