Where does “ferðamannastraumur” come from?
ferðamannastraumur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic straumur, from Old Norse straumr, 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.
ferðamannastraumur (Icelandic): stream of tourists
Definitions
- stream of tourists
Ancestry of “ferðamannastraumur”, step by step
ferðamannastraumur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic straumur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | straumur | a stream, a current; an electric current |
| 2 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Icelandic ferðamaður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ferðamaður | traveller; tourist |
| 2 | Icelandic | ferð | trip, tour, journey; speed; second-person... |
| 3 | Old Norse | ferð | journey; conduct, behaviour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |