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Where does “havstrømning” come from?

havstrømning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål strømning, from Norwegian Bokmål strøm, from Danish strøm, from Old Norse straumr, 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.

havstrømning (Norwegian Bokmål): an ocean current, sea current

Definitions

  1. an ocean current, sea current

Ancestry of “havstrømning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrømninga flow, stream, current; a trend
2Norwegian Bokmålstrømpower, electricity; stream; current
3Danishstrømcurrent; flow, stream, spate; energy
4Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
5Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
7Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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