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Where does “strômen” come from?

strômen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch strôom, from Old Dutch strōm, from Proto-West Germanic straum, 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.

Ancestry of “strômen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstrôom—
2Old Dutchstrōm—
3Proto-West Germanicstraumstream
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

Words derived from “strômen”

  • stromen
  • stroming
  • kunststroming
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