Where does “stroomomvormer” come from?
stroomomvormer (Dutch) comes from Dutch omvormer, from Dutch omvormen, from Dutch om, from Middle Dutch ombe, from Old Dutch umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
stroomomvormer (Dutch): voltage converter, transformer
Definitions
- voltage converter, transformer
Ancestry of “stroomomvormer”, step by step
stroomomvormer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch omvormer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | omvormer | convertor |
| 2 | Dutch | omvormen | to transform, to reshape |
| 3 | Dutch | om | around, about; at; around, over |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ombe | Alternative form of omme |
| 5 | Old Dutch | umbi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch stroom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stroom | A flow, current or flush, as of moving water or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strôom | A stream |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strōm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |