Where does “Stroom” come from?

Stroom (Low German) comes from Middle Low German strôm, from Old Saxon strōm, 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.

Stroom (Low German): stream

Definitions

  1. stream

Ancestry of “Stroom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstrôm—
2Old Saxonstrōmstream
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

Words derived from “Stroom”

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