Where does “stoomwals” come from?

stoomwals (Dutch) comes from Dutch stoom, from Middle Dutch stôom, from Old Dutch stōm, from Proto-West Germanic staum, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

stoomwals (Dutch): steamroller often also used of non-steam-operated rollers

Definitions

  1. steamroller often also used of non-steam-operated rollers

Ancestry of “stoomwals”, step by step

stoomwals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stoom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstoomsteam
2Middle Dutchstôomsteam
3Old Dutchstōm—
4Proto-West Germanicstaumsteam, vapour
5Proto-Germanicstaumazsteam, vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Dutch wals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwalswaltz
2GermanWalzeroll, cylinder
3Old High Germanwalza—
4Proto-Germanic*waltō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic staum →