Where does “strem” come from?

strem (Middle English) comes from Old English strēam, 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.

strem (Middle English): A waterbody; a region of the world containing...

Definitions

  1. A waterbody; a region of the world containing...

Ancestry of “strem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrēamcurrent; stream
2Proto-West Germanicstraumstream
3Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “strem”

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