Where does “Stroomwater” come from?

Stroomwater (Low German) comes from Low German Water, from Middle Low German wāter, from Old Saxon watar, from West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Stroomwater (Low German): streamwater

Definitions

  1. streamwater

Ancestry of “Stroomwater”, step by step

Stroomwater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanWaterwater H₂O
2Middle Low Germanwāterwater
3Old Saxonwatarwater
4West Germanicwatar—
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Low German Stroom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanStroomstream
2Middle Low Germanstrôm—
3Old Saxonstrōmstream
4Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →