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Where does “strooan” come from?

strooan (Manx) comes from Manx stroo, 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.

strooan (Manx): stream, creek, rivulet, burn, brook, waterway

Definitions

  1. stream, creek, rivulet, burn, brook, waterway

Ancestry of “strooan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxstroocurrent, watercourse; verbal noun of stroo; to...
2Old Irishsruthstream, river, current; strait, stream, current;...
3Proto-Celticsrutomstream, river; flow, current
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “strooan”

  • fo-trooan
  • co-strooanagh
  • co-strooan
  • fo-hrooan
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