Where does “stôom” come from?

stôom (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stōm, from Proto-West Germanic staum, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

stôom (Middle Dutch): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “stôom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstōm—
2Proto-West Germanicstaumsteam, vapour
3Proto-Germanicstaumazsteam, vapour
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “stôom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic staum →