Where does “strømstyrke” come from?

strømstyrke (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.

strømstyrke (Norwegian Bokmål): electrical current, as quantity

Definitions

  1. electrical current, as quantity

Ancestry of “strømstyrke”, step by step

strømstyrke 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 styrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstyrkestrength; force; to strengthen
2Old Norsestyrkja
3Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
4Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos