Where does “stromlos” come from?

stromlos (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.

stromlos (German): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “stromlos”, step by step

stromlos 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 Swedish ström

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishströmcurrent, flow; the part of a fluid that moves...
2Old Swedishströmber—
3Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide

Words derived from “stromlos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →