Where does “nedstrøms” come from?

nedstrøms (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

nedstrøms (Norwegian Bokmål): downstream

Definitions

  1. downstream

Ancestry of “nedstrøms”, step by step

nedstrøms traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål strøm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrømpower, electricity; stream; current
2Danishstrømcurrent; flow, stream, spate; energy
3Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
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

via Norwegian Bokmål ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →