Where does “スチーム” come from?

スチーム (Japanese) comes from English steam, from Middle English steem, from Old English stēam, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

スチーム (Japanese): steam; water vapor

Definitions

  1. steam; water vapor

Ancestry of “スチーム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsteamThe vapor formed when water changes from liquid...
2Middle Englishsteem—
3Old Englishstēamsteam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which...
4Proto-Germanicstaumazsteam, vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staumaz →Every word from Old English stēam →