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

Definitions

  1. direct current

Ancestry of “jævnstrøm”, step by step

jævnstrøm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish strøm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstrømcurrent; flow, stream, spate; energy
2Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
3Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Danish jævn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjævneven, level; smooth; thick
2Old Danishiafn—
3Old Norsejafneven; equal, the same
4Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →