Where does “straumbreytir” come from?

straumbreytir (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.

straumbreytir (Icelandic): transformer

Definitions

  1. transformer

Ancestry of “straumbreytir”, step by step

straumbreytir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic straumur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstraumura stream, a current; an electric current
2Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
3Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Icelandic breyta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbreytavariable; to change something, to modify...
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →