Where does “Stroom” come from?
Stroom (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German strôm, from Old Saxon strōm, 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.
Stroom (German Low German): stream; stream; current; electric current;...
Definitions
- stream; stream; current; electric current;...
Ancestry of “Stroom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | strôm | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | strōm | — |
| 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 |