Where does “stroo” come from?

stroo (Manx) comes from Old Irish sruth, from Proto-Celtic srutom, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

stroo (Manx): current, watercourse; verbal noun of stroo; to...

Definitions

  1. current, watercourse; verbal noun of stroo; to...

Ancestry of “stroo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsruthstream, river, current; strait, stream, current;...
2Proto-Celticsrutomstream, river; flow, current
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “stroo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic srutom →