Where does “Fünfstromland” come from?

Fünfstromland (German) comes from German ström, from Middle High German stroum, from Old High German stroum, 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.

Fünfstromland (German): Punjab border region between Pakistan and India

Definitions

  1. Punjab border region between Pakistan and India

Ancestry of “Fünfstromland”, step by step

Fünfstromland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German ström

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanströmsingular imperative of strömen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanstroum
3Old High Germanstroum
4Proto-West Germanicstraumstream
5Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
7Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German Fünf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFünffive
2Middle High Germanvünf
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos