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

  1. conductor

Ancestry of “Stromleiter”, step by step

Stromleiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Leiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeiterladder; agent noun of leiten
2Germanleitento lead; to manage; to conduct
3Middle High Germanleiten
4Old High Germanleiten
5Proto-West Germaniclaidijanto lead
6Proto-Germaniclaidijanąto cause to go, to lead
7Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic līþaną