Where does “Stromleiter” come from?
Stromleiter (German) comes from German Leiter, from German leiten, from Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic laidijan, from Proto-Germanic laidijaną, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Stromleiter (German): conductor
Definitions
- conductor
Ancestry of “Stromleiter”, step by step
Stromleiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leiter | ladder; agent noun of leiten |
| 2 | German | leiten | to lead; to manage; to conduct |
| 3 | Middle High German | leiten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | leiten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German ström
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ström | singular imperative of strömen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stroum | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stroum | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |