Where does “Stromkreis” come from?

Stromkreis (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.

Stromkreis (German): electric circuit

Definitions

  1. electric circuit

Ancestry of “Stromkreis”, step by step

Stromkreis traces back through two 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 Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz
3Old High Germankreiz
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos