Where does “malestream” come from?
malestream (English) comes from English mainstream, from English stream, from Middle English streem, from Middle English strem, from Old English strēam, from Proto-West Germanic straum, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
malestream (English): Mainstream and usual, from the point of view of...
Definitions
- Mainstream and usual, from the point of view of...
Ancestry of “malestream”, step by step
malestream traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mainstream
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mainstream | Used or accepted broadly rather than by small... |
| 2 | English | stream | A small river; a large creek; a body of moving... |
| 3 | Middle English | streem | Alternative form of strem |
| 4 | Middle English | strem | A waterbody; a region of the world containing... |
| 5 | Old English | strēam | current; stream |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English Malé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Malé | — |
| 2 | Middle English | mele | Flour, especially that of wheat; The meal of... |
| 3 | Old English | melu | flour; meal, the edible part of a grain or pulse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | melu | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | melwą | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |