Where does “Rauma” come from?
Rauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish rauma, from Old Norse straumr, 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.
Rauma (Finnish): a flowing or streaming strait or sound that does not freeze even in the winter
Definitions
- a flowing or streaming strait or sound that does not freeze even in the winter
Ancestry of “Rauma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rauma | a flowing or streaming strait or sound that does... |
| 2 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |