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Where does “rauma” come from?

rauma (Finnish) comes 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...

Definitions

  1. a flowing or streaming strait or sound that does...

Ancestry of “rauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
2Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “rauma”

  • Rauma
  • Juutinrauma
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