Where does “verströmen” come from?
verströmen (German) comes from German strömen, from German Strom, from Middle High German strūm, from Old High German stroum, from Proto-West Germanic straum, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
verströmen (German): to exude, to radiate or give off, to shed
Definitions
- to exude, to radiate or give off, to shed
Ancestry of “verströmen”, step by step
verströmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German strömen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strömen | To flow, stream, pour |
| 2 | German | Strom | a large river; stream; current; electric current;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | strūm | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stroum | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via German ström
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ström | singular imperative of strömen; first-person... |