Where does “Stroum” come from?

Stroum (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German 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.

Stroum (Luxembourgish): current; electric current; large river

Definitions

  1. current; electric current; large river

Ancestry of “Stroum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrōm—
2Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →