Where does “muistroom” come from?

muistroom (Dutch) comes from Dutch stroom, from Middle Dutch strôom, from Old Dutch strōm, from Proto-West Germanic straum, 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.

muistroom (Dutch): riptide, rip current

Definitions

  1. riptide, rip current

Ancestry of “muistroom”, step by step

muistroom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stroom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstroomA flow, current or flush, as of moving water or...
2Middle DutchstrôomA stream
3Old Dutchstrōm
4Proto-West Germanicstraumstream
5Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
7Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Dutch mui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmuibreak or neck in a sandbar; riptide
2Dutchmuidemouth of a river
3Middle Dutchmude
4Old Dutchmūtha
5Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos
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