Where does “vekselstrøm” come from?

vekselstrøm (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.

vekselstrøm (Danish): alternating current

Definitions

  1. alternating current

Ancestry of “vekselstrøm”, step by step

vekselstrøm 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 veksel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishveksel—

Words derived from “vekselstrøm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →