Where does “stroomsterkte” come from?
stroomsterkte (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.
stroomsterkte (Dutch): electrical current
Definitions
- electrical current
Ancestry of “stroomsterkte”, step by step
stroomsterkte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Dutch sterkte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sterkte | Expression used to wish someone the strength to... |
| 2 | Dutch | sterk | strong, having physical strength; concentrated,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | starc | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | starc | strong, powerful |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stark | stiff, stark |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | starkaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terg- | to be stiff; rigid; rigid, stiff |